Trinity, Jumbo, and the Gadget

Still radioactive over seventy years later

Twice a year there’s an obscure area of scrubland at the north end of the White Sands Missile Range that is opened to the public. Access is tightly controlled. Vehicles are monitored. Guards are posted along the way to direct you. Photography en route to and from this remote site is prohibited. You are about to tour Ground Zero for the world’s first nuclear bomb, a.k.a., “The Gadget“. Welcome to Trinity Site:

Trinity Site

Trinity is open for public a...