First nuclear explosion, the Trinity test shot.
The code name for the first nuclear weapons test was "Trinity." It took place on July 16, 1945, in the New Mexico desert as part of the Manhattan Project.
The first one was detonated on July 16, 1945.
That is when they were first:developedtested: July 16used in combat: August 6 & 9
Trinity was the code name of the first nuclear weapons test of an atomic bomb. This test was conducted by the United States Army on July 16, 1945.
The first and best known use of nuclear weapons was during the end of World War II in August 1945 when USA struck cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with atomic bombs. No other nuclear weapon has been used as an act of war although some nations still test nuclear weapons according to UN protocols.AnswerThe first recorded nuclear bomb detonation was the "Trinity" bomb on July 16, 1945.
Since sometime in june/july 1945. The first one detonated on july 16, 1945 (this was originally scheduled to occur on july 4, 1945 but was delayed due mostly to weather and as the type of device tested took about 3 days to assemble it was probably ready in a kit at Los Alamos by late june). Actual combat weapons shipped out from Los Alamos in july arriving on Tinnian in the pacific before the end of july. They were used on august 6 & 9, 1945.
July 16, 1945
No, they did not exist until July 1945. WW1 was over before 1920.
Robert S. Norris has written: 'Known U.S. nuclear tests July 1945 to 31 December 1987' -- subject(s): Nuclear weapons, Testing 'Racing for the bomb' -- subject(s): Biography, Generals, History, Manhattan Project (U.S.), Military engineers, Nuclear weapons
The Trinity Test was the first successful test of a nuclear weapon, which took place on July 16, 1945, in New Mexico. The successful detonation of the bomb marked the beginning of the atomic age and led to the eventual use of nuclear weapons in World War II.
Trinity, July 16, 1945
July 16, 1945