ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Decades ago, scientists in New Mexico worked tirelessly to discover and test the world’s most destructive weapon – the nuclear bomb. Its effects on the state have been wide-ranging and still linger to this day. This week, advocates against nuclear weapons will come together to commemorate 80 years since the first bomb exploded on New Mexico land.
“We’re remembering and we’re saying, never again,” said Anne Pierce-Jones, an advocate against nuclear weapons. “The bomb was set off very close to the Village of Tularosa, New Mexico, and people weren’t told, nothing was done to evacuate people.”
Wednesday will mark the 80th anniversary of when the first bomb was dropped. This weekend, advocates held various events ahead of the anniversary to educate people and raise awareness.
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On Sunday, several experts on the topic spoke at St. Pius X High School in Albuquerque, and the importance of remembering its effects on the state and its people. “We feel like if we can change, if we can really strengthen the movement to get rid of nuclear weapons here, that’ll affect our country, but more than that, [it] will affect the entire planet,” Pierce-Jones said…