White Sands Missile Range
New Mexico, United States
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Lance missile
XMGM-52A Lance missile in test launching at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, March 15, 1965.
The White Sands Missile Range is a proving ground located southwest of White Sands National Monument in southern New Mexico, United States. This site holds historical significance as the location of the world's first atomic bomb test on July 16, 1945. The missile range encircles the White Sands National Park, which is known for its vast gypsum sand dunes in the Tularosa Basin.12
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