Going Nuclear - The Science Of Nuclear Weapons - Part 2 - Chain Reactions

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With the basic theory having shown that a nuclear chain reaction was possible the next step is to actually make it work, first with a stable nuclear reactor - the Chicago Pile 1. Then we discuss how to go from a controllable reactor to the very first nuclear device - the Little Boy.







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