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White Sands Testing Notification

On It — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 14:22:51 GMT

White Sands Missile Range notifies people in the area when they will be closing a highway for testing. This is a matter of our safety in case something goes awry. The area of this closure is close to the site where the first atomic bomb was detonated. Highway 380 is the route most people use to go to Albuquerque from our mountain area. They are closing 46 miles today.

Re: White Sands Testing Notification

Kachina624 — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 15:58:45 GMT

Ive driven that highway and didn't even know I was on the missile range.

Re: White Sands Testing Notification

On It — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:23:25 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Ive driven that highway and didn't even know I was on the missile range.

The range begins on the South side of the road a few miles east of San Antonio. The Trinity Site is there, too.

Re: White Sands Testing Notification

Kachina624 — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:41:36 GMT

@On It. Did you hear they suddenly closed the Trinity Site to visitors the day before its annual open house? Very strange, I thought. They blamed it on their budget. Like somebody just checked the checkbook and found it low on funds?

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On It — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 17:08:23 GMT

@Kachina624 I did not know they cancelled the tour. I think the crowd was supposed to be far larger than normal because of the "Oppenheimer" movie.

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SaveTheTurtles — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 18:14:58 GMT

Yikes, at least they let people know ahead of time.

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PickyPicky3 — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 20:15:06 GMT

Could this have something to do with yesterday's warning by the FBI director about China's "pre-staging" cybersecurity attacks on American critical targets?

That's a scary warning. The attacks are all programmed and ready to go with just a click if necessary. That means some genius hacker could probably figure out how to do the click.

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Sooner — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 20:19:30 GMT

It's scary that we keep buying and have to buy things from China.

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On It — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 21:19:19 GMT

@PickyPicky3 I was not aware of the warning. These tests are routine. They also impact highway 70 from Alamogordo to Las Cruces. Stoppages are common. I thought those of you who did not know about them would like to see one of the notices. The tests are planned well in advance of test dates.

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Burnsite — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 23:30:57 GMT

I love New Mexico, its beauty and its people--from three trips over the years. Most recently I appreciated the exhibits at Los Alamos a few years ago. The site was fully plugged in to national security. The people in NM have given much support )and made many sacrifices) to national safety.

Loved the Santa Fe Opera, too--open to the air and the beautitful vista of blue mountains beyond.