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WWII-era uranium shows how close Nazis came to an atomic bomb
Original: Uranium from World War II reveals how close the Nazis were to an atomic bomb
New analysis of uranium cubes and samples dating from Germany's wartime nuclear program is shedding light on how far Nazi scientists progressed toward building an atomic bomb before 1945. Researchers studying the material's origin and enrichment say the findings help clarify the scale of the German effort, which never came close to matching the Manhattan Project.
Why now: Fresh scientific research into WWII uranium has renewed public fascination with how near Nazi Germany got to nuclear weapons.
Evidence
- Uranium from World War II reveals how close the Nazis were to an atomic bomb · Live Science
- Uranium from World War II reveals how close the Nazis were to an atomic bomb · Yahoo
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