After the surrender of Japan, which was the ending of an era, the Cold War began, which prompted the need for more research, and more sophisticated weapons With the end of the Cold War in the 80's and the end of the Vietnam was in 1973, the government started to cut back on production of the nuclear weapons.
National Atomic Museum, located on Wyoming & M Streets, Kirtland AFB, NM, provides pictorial and written information which helps a person understand the need for the weapons and other equipment, i.e.: launchers, aircraft, Trident I and II missiles and submarines. Each person who visits may see adifferent point of interest of the history provided, such as the Trinity Project. which was the first site for an atomic explosion. or the collision of the Strategic Air Command B52 bomber, and a KC135 tanker over Palomares, Spain. The B52 was carrying four thermonuclear bombs, which did not detonate when the aircraft plummeted to the ground. This is an incident which a great many people were not aware of occurring.
The museum has many displays which may, also, be of great interest, especially to these who served with the armed forces during the various periods of time, and for the families those who never returned from the military encounters.

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Co - Editors: Second Lieutenant Smith Clark
Co - Editors: Captain John D. "Dan" Webner, Jr.
Staff Reporters : Major Bill Croghan
: Major Ted Holeman
: Major (Chaplain) Hubert Ruble
: Captain David L. Gottheimer
: First r Lieutenant Bruce Firstman
Special Advisor: Major C. R. Dick Bradshaw

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