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+ | [[File:White Sands zero hour.jpg|thumb|Weapons test in 1957]] |
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+ | '''White Sands''' was a [[20th century]] area of land used as a weapons-range in [[New Mexico]], in the [[nation-state]] of the [[United States of America]]. |
| − | In [[1957]], White Sands, New Mexico was the location of an [[atomic bomb]] test. When zero hour arrived, it was aired on national |
+ | In [[1957]], White Sands, New Mexico was the location of an [[atomic bomb]] test. When zero hour arrived, it was aired on national television. |
| − | [[Mestral]] and [[Maggie]] were watching the test on television in the [[Pine Tree]], and talked about how they hoped [[ |
+ | [[Mestral]] and [[Maggie]] were watching the test on television in the [[Pine Tree]], and talked about how they hoped [[Human]]ity wouldn't annihilate themselves. ({{ENT|Carbon Creek}}) |
| + | {{bginfo|According to the {{st-minutiae|academy/literature329/twok.txt|script}} for {{film|2}}, [[Regula I]] [[space station]] was described as a futuristic White Sands.}} |
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* {{wikipedia|White Sands Missile Range}} |
* {{wikipedia|White Sands Missile Range}} |
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Revision as of 16:05, 17 March 2015
For the ship, please see USS White Sands.
Weapons test in 1957
White Sands was a 20th century area of land used as a weapons-range in New Mexico, in the nation-state of the United States of America.
In 1957, White Sands, New Mexico was the location of an atomic bomb test. When zero hour arrived, it was aired on national television.
Mestral and Maggie were watching the test on television in the Pine Tree, and talked about how they hoped Humanity wouldn't annihilate themselves. (ENT: "Carbon Creek")
According to the script for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Regula I space station was described as a futuristic White Sands.