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How Did The Atomic Bomb Affect New Mexico

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The Atomic Bomb and its Effect on New Mexico
By Hunter Kachelmeier

The Atomic Bomb was created during WWII and had a profound effect on New Mexico. In fact, it so deeply changed the world that many people think this time frame should be called the Atomic Age.

Los Alamos was a town created to support the science to build an atomic reaction. It was called the Manhattan Project and was so top secret that citizens needed a pass to come and go. Residents knew they could not talk about the bomb, so it was referred to as the gadget.

Trinity Site is where the “gadget” was tested because the federal government considered it the middle of nowhere, and how the reaction would stop was unknown. The extreme heat from the explosion created
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