Trinity Site nuke test exposed New Mexicans to radiation. Senate votes to compensate them
The US Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act, including an amendment to allow payments to New Mexicans exposed to nuclear testing.
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The US Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act, including an amendment to allow payments to New Mexicans exposed to nuclear testing.
The US Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act, including an amendment to allow payments to New Mexicans exposed to nuclear testing.
The Trinity Test demonstrated that humankind could tap the essence of the sun. The bomb worked, creating temperatures hotter than the sun.
Advancing on a 86-11 Senate vote Thursday, the proposal would extend aid to so-called downwinders exposed to radiation during weapons testing in several new regions stretching from Guam to the
New Mexicans still suffering the consequences of the first atomic bomb test in the state scored a victory.