Oct. 2015 visit to Trinity site

with the manhattan project detonated the first nuclear bomb. the trinity site, ground zero for the test explosion, is open to the public only twice a year. abc-7 reporter julio- cesar chavez was there today. it’s a story you’ll see only on abc-7: hundreds gathered at white sands missile range to visit the trinity site, the site has exhibits showing the public everything that led up to the original explosion. some parents used the opportunity to teach their children about an important part of history. dennis demski, tourist, father they’ve never been this far out in the middle of nowhere, and i just fill in the holes to the questions that they ask an obelisk marks the exact spot where the bomb detonated decades ago. just a short drive from ground zero, visitors were allowed to visit the ranch house-turned-museum where the bomb was built. and this room is where engineers assembled the experimental plutonium core i think it was interesting to see just what remains of such a historical event. while many traveled to trinity, history wasn’t the only motivator. ken anderson, kentucky visitor the scientific aspect of this, to me, is, is far more significant. a scientific advancement that changed the course of world history, and happened in our own backyard. julio-cesar chavez, abc-7, white sands the site is now closed and won’t open until april 4th. a viewer fears the used car he bought