Join correspondent, Tom Wilmer at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Since WWII White Sands has played a key role in US Defense, This is the locale of Trinity site where the first atomic bomb was tested. White Sands is where the first US rockets were developed, utilizing captured WWII German V-2 rocket parts. Come along for a visit with the public information officer at White Sands.
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