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How Nine Nuclear Saboteurs Changed WWII

S1 · E22 · 03 Sep 2024 · 17 min

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In Germany in 1939, the Uranverein, or “uranium club,” was trying to beat Oppenheimer to the bomb. The scientist believed all Germany needed was enough of a single, incredibly rare substance critical to advancing nuclear physics: heavy water. This [HALF-LIFE HISTORIES] explains what happened next.