Dawn of the nuclear age

Uploaded: 2017-09-26T14:23:39Z
Duration: 2 min 21 s
Description: On July 16, 1945, deep in the New Mexico desert, the U.S. Army detonated the world's first nuclear bomb. Less than a month later, similar weapons dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki would end World War II. Stand on the site where the nuclear age began.

Jornada del Muerto, New Mexico

Updated 1429 GMT (2229 HKT) September 26, 2017

Jornada del Muerto, New Mexico (CNN)On July 16, 1945, deep in the New Mexico desert, the U.S. Army detonated the world's first nuclear bomb. Less than a month later, similar weapons dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki would end World War II. Stand on the site where the nuclear age began.