80 Years After Trinity, Nuclear Risks and Victims' Reparation Efforts Persist
TL;DR
Eighty years after the first nuclear test, scientists discovered a rare quasicrystal in trinitite, formed under extreme conditions of a nuclear explosion, which could provide new insights into nuclear forensics and the formation of quasicrystals in nature.
- The World's First Nuclear Explosion Created a Rare Form of Matter ScienceAlert
- 80 years later, victims of ‘first atom bomb’ will soon be eligible for reparations USA Today
- ‘Catching it on our tongues’: How 12 girls became the first atomic bomb victims The Washington Post
- Trinity Test Fallout Victims in New Mexico Finally Get Compensation After 80 Years Military.com
- 80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher The Nation
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