How Nine Nuclear Saboteurs Changed WWII

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.

00:00 Intro
01:09 Blueprint for Armageddon
05:41 Moderation
11:34 Striking Distance
14:00 Across the Water
16:02 Outro

SHOW NOTES:
https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/heavy-water-war-the-story/1474/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/operation-gunnerside-the-norwegian-attack-on-heavy-water-that-deprived-the-nazis-of-the-atomic-bomb/
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/283-1801/trenches/6198-trenches-norway-wwii-heavy-water-plant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_heavy_water_sabotage

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Composed for [THE FACILITY] Meydän

“Elän”
Meydän
“Freezing but warm”
Meydän
“Elk”
Meydän
“Away”
Meydän
“Deadly Isotopes”
Meydän

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