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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: 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 MUSIC: Composed for [THE FACILITY] Meydän “Elän” Meydän “Freezing but warm” Meydän “Elk” Meydän “Away” Meydän “Deadly Isotopes” Meydän 💪 JOIN [THE FACILITY] for members-only live streams, behind-the-scenes posts, and the official Discord: https://www.patreon.com/kylehill 👕 NUCLEAR WASTE MERCH OUT NOW! https://shop.kylehill.net 🎥 SUB TO THE GAMING CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfTNPE8mXGBZPC1nfVtOJTw ✅ MANDATORY LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, AND TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS 📲 FOLLOW ME ON SOCIETY-RUINING SOCIAL MEDIA: 📷 https://www.instagram.com/sci_Phile/ 😎: Kyle 🎬: Charles Shattuck 🎞: Kevin Onofreo ✂: Nate Berger 🤖: @clairemax 🎨: Thorsten Denk https://www.z1mt.com/ 🎼: @mey 🎹: bensound.com 🎨: Mr. Mass https://youtube.com/c/MysteryGiftMovie 🎵: freesound.org