Sandia Base was, from 1946 to 1971, the principal nuclear weapons installation of the United States Department of Defense. It was located on the southeastern edge of Albuquerque, New Mexico. For twenty-five years, the top-secret Sandia Base and its subsidiary installation, Manzano Base, carried on the atomic weapons research, development, design, testing, and training commenced by the Manhattan Project during World War II. Fabrication, assembly, and storage of nuclear weapons was also done at Sandia Base. The base played a key role in the United States nuclear deterrence capability during the Cold War. In 1971 it was merged into Kirtland Air Force Base.
Read more about Sandia Base: Geography, Early History, Transition To Nuclear Weapons Activities, The Armed Forces Special Weapons Project and Its Successors, Sandia National Laboratories, Manzano Base, Other Incidents At Sandia Base, The Sandia Base Community, Merger With Kirtland Air Force Base
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