Steve Erickson: Utah leaders must speak out against new nuclear weapons tests

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This July 16, 1945, photo, shows an aerial view after the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site, N.M.

(AP file photo) This July 16, 1945, photo, shows an aerial view after the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site, N.M.

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