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EPISODE · Jul 7, 2025 · 24 MIN

A Visit to the Trinity Site: Remembering the detonation of the first nuclear device

from National Security Science Podcast · host LANL, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, Brenda Fleming, Ian Laird, Whitney Spivey, Jill Gibson

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In this episode of the National Security Science podcast, we discuss a recent trip the team took to the Trinity site—the location where the first nuclear device was detonated almost exactly 80 years ago. Along with listening to audio from the visit, you will hear the team discuss their impressions of the site and provide some historical context behind the artifacts and structures that remain.

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