Jumbo

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With a very limited supply of plutonium then available, a failure could scatter tens of millions of dollars of the precious element across the New Mexico desert. To avoid this problem, a massive steel vessel to contain the explosion was built.

Nicknamed "Jumbo," a special 64-wheel trailer was required to carry it across the desert to Trinity site.

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