Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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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.

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

MUSIC:
Composed for [THE FACILITY] Meydän

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

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