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There (was) also ATLAS-I or "Trestle" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATLAS-I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATLAS-I ) at Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerqu

There (was) also ATLAS-I or "Trestle" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATLAS-I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATLAS-I ) at Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque, New Mexico to park airplanes onto for EMP testing. The largest non-nuclear electromagnetic pulse generator in the world. See it ( https://www.google.com/maps/place/35°01'47.3"N+106°33'27.6"W/ https://www.google.com/maps/place/35°01'47.3"N+106°33'27.6"W... )

kragen 2y ago
Hearsay: one guy was too close to it when it went off and discovered he'd killed his digital watch.
twic 2y ago
And then pan around and marvel at all the other weird shit out there in the desert. Sandia National Laboratories Tech Area V: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WWjnzFfi1yLrhC4RA https://maps.app.goo.gl/WWjnzFfi1yLrhC4RA (which is various nuclear stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=valvf2yoVvU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=valvf2yoVvU) The USAF Safety Crash Lab, surrounded by bits of broken planes: https://maps.app.goo.gl/M4EUYP9syfvXw3DH6 https://maps.app.goo.gl/M4EUYP9syfvXw3DH6 A lot of recreational vehicles: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kFyVCbYYSSP6JL8C6 https://maps.app.goo.gl/kFyVCbYYSSP6JL8C6 National Solar Thermal Test Facility: https://maps.app.goo.gl/14zygVRtw76VQ3QQ9 https://maps.app.goo.gl/14zygVRtw76VQ3QQ9 Sandia Water Impact Facility (big diving pool): https://maps.app.goo.gl/TknLAuHmkW2egnXX7 https://maps.app.goo.gl/TknLAuHmkW2egnXX7 Starfire Optical Range (big lasers): https://maps.app.goo.gl/5gyXwYcHAPFBUVZM8 https://maps.app.goo.gl/5gyXwYcHAPFBUVZM8 A long thing (rocket sled track?): https://maps.app.goo.gl/1JPXWJC1XBQtcFwv9 https://maps.app.goo.gl/1JPXWJC1XBQtcFwv9 Definitely a rocket sled track: https://maps.app.goo.gl/nwrDBbqqy8NjRtnPA https://maps.app.goo.gl/nwrDBbqqy8NjRtnPA Antenna towers?: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JXrmSBhhizGHGroJ6 https://maps.app.goo.gl/JXrmSBhhizGHGroJ6 Ramp down to where they keep the nukes: https://maps.app.goo.gl/R2vkRG9PWg6HE6mw8 https://maps.app.goo.gl/R2vkRG9PWg6HE6mw8 Buried hangars (there's a large hilly area enclosed by a fence with these all over it): https://maps.app.goo.gl/sbP1C3ZgeQvFY7mk8 https://maps.app.goo.gl/sbP1C3ZgeQvFY7mk8 Burrito: https://maps.app.goo.gl/KaqonStYX37P8YLw6 https://maps.app.goo.gl/KaqonStYX37P8YLw6 No idea, but it's up a track from a live fire training range: https://maps.app.goo.gl/64RxsGgzVVaL6AsM6 https://maps.app.goo.gl/64RxsGgzVVaL6AsM6 Lovelace Biomedical Research (NOT AT ALL SUSPECT): https://maps.app.goo.gl/BrJRXwA6xKwi1e8v6 https://maps.app.goo.gl/BrJRXwA6xKwi1e8v6
- gottorf 2y ago
  Besides all this stuff, New Mexico is just an absolutely breathtaking state in terms of its natural beauty. I highly recommend a visit!
mleonhard 2y ago
We are all so lucky that the EMP-hardening has not been needed.

kragen 2y ago

Hearsay: one guy was too close to it when it went off and discovered he'd killed his digital watch.

twic 2y ago

And then pan around and marvel at all the other weird shit out there in the desert. Sandia National Laboratories Tech Area V: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WWjnzFfi1yLrhC4RA https://maps.app.goo.gl/WWjnzFfi1yLrhC4RA (which is various nuclear stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=valvf2yoVvU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=valvf2yoVvU) The USAF Safety Crash Lab, surrounded by bits of broken planes: https://maps.app.goo.gl/M4EUYP9syfvXw3DH6 https://maps.app.goo.gl/M4EUYP9syfvXw3DH6 A lot of recreational vehicles: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kFyVCbYYSSP6JL8C6 https://maps.app.goo.gl/kFyVCbYYSSP6JL8C6 National Solar Thermal Test Facility: https://maps.app.goo.gl/14zygVRtw76VQ3QQ9 https://maps.app.goo.gl/14zygVRtw76VQ3QQ9 Sandia Water Impact Facility (big diving pool): https://maps.app.goo.gl/TknLAuHmkW2egnXX7 https://maps.app.goo.gl/TknLAuHmkW2egnXX7 Starfire Optical Range (big lasers): https://maps.app.goo.gl/5gyXwYcHAPFBUVZM8 https://maps.app.goo.gl/5gyXwYcHAPFBUVZM8 A long thing (rocket sled track?): https://maps.app.goo.gl/1JPXWJC1XBQtcFwv9 https://maps.app.goo.gl/1JPXWJC1XBQtcFwv9 Definitely a rocket sled track: https://maps.app.goo.gl/nwrDBbqqy8NjRtnPA https://maps.app.goo.gl/nwrDBbqqy8NjRtnPA Antenna towers?: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JXrmSBhhizGHGroJ6 https://maps.app.goo.gl/JXrmSBhhizGHGroJ6 Ramp down to where they keep the nukes: https://maps.app.goo.gl/R2vkRG9PWg6HE6mw8 https://maps.app.goo.gl/R2vkRG9PWg6HE6mw8 Buried hangars (there's a large hilly area enclosed by a fence with these all over it): https://maps.app.goo.gl/sbP1C3ZgeQvFY7mk8 https://maps.app.goo.gl/sbP1C3ZgeQvFY7mk8 Burrito: https://maps.app.goo.gl/KaqonStYX37P8YLw6 https://maps.app.goo.gl/KaqonStYX37P8YLw6 No idea, but it's up a track from a live fire training range: https://maps.app.goo.gl/64RxsGgzVVaL6AsM6 https://maps.app.goo.gl/64RxsGgzVVaL6AsM6 Lovelace Biomedical Research (NOT AT ALL SUSPECT): https://maps.app.goo.gl/BrJRXwA6xKwi1e8v6 https://maps.app.goo.gl/BrJRXwA6xKwi1e8v6

gottorf 2y ago
Besides all this stuff, New Mexico is just an absolutely breathtaking state in terms of its natural beauty. I highly recommend a visit!

mleonhard 2y ago

We are all so lucky that the EMP-hardening has not been needed.