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Nuclear War

A Scenario

de Annie Jacobsen ...

Narrado por Annie Jacobsen ...

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11 hora 19 minutos

The INSTANT New York Times bestsellerInstant Los Angeles Times **bestsellerFinalist, Dayton Literary Peace PrizeOne of NPR's Books We LoveOne of Newsweek Staffers' Favorite Books of the YearShortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize**“In Nuclear War: A Scenario, Annie Jacobsen gives us a vivid picture of what could happen if our nuclear guardians fail…Terrif... ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

The INSTANT New York Times bestsellerInstant Los Angeles Times **bestsellerFinalist, Dayton Literary Peace PrizeOne of NPR's Books We LoveOne of Newsweek Staffers' Favorite Books of the YearShortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize**“In Nuclear War: A Scenario, Annie Jacobsen gives us a vivid picture of what could happen if our nuclear guardians fail…Terrif...
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Making of the Atomic Bomb

25th Anniversary Edition

de Richard Rhodes ...

Narrado por Holter Graham ...

Completo

37 hora 16 minutos

**Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award****The definitive history of nuclear weapons—**from the turn-of-the-century discovery of nuclear energy to J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project—this epic work details the science, the people, and the sociopolitical realities that led to the development of the atomic bomb.This sweeping ... Leer más

$49.99 USD

**Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award****The definitive history of nuclear weapons—**from the turn-of-the-century discovery of nuclear energy to J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project—this epic work details the science, the people, and the sociopolitical realities that led to the development of the atomic bomb.This sweeping
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Command and Control

Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety

de Eric Schlosser ...

Narrado por Scott Brick ...

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20 hora 37 minutos

A myth-shattering exposé of America’s nuclear weapons.Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America’s nuclear arsenal. A groundbreaking account of accidents, near misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: How do you deploy ... Leer más

$30.99 USD

A myth-shattering exposé of America’s nuclear weapons.Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America’s nuclear arsenal. A groundbreaking account of accidents, near misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: How do you deploy
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Hiroshima

de John Hersey ...

Narrado por George Guidall ...

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5 hora 23 minutos

**Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author John Hersey's seminal work of narrative nonfiction which has defined the way we think about nuclear warfare. “One of the great classics of the war" (The New Republic) that tells what happened in Hiroshima during World War II through the memories of the survivors of the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city."The perspective [Hiroshima] ... Leer más

$15.00 USD

**Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author John Hersey's seminal work of narrative nonfiction which has defined the way we think about nuclear warfare. “One of the great classics of the war" (The New Republic) that tells what happened in Hiroshima during World War II through the memories of the survivors of the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city."The perspective [Hiroshima]
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Road to Surrender

Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II

de Evan Thomas ...

Narrado por Robert Fass ...

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7 hora 51 minutos

A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan—a crucial turning point in World War II and geopolitical history—with you-are-there immediacy by the New York Times bestselling author of Ike’s Bluff and Sea of Thunder.“As Christopher Nolan’s movie Oppenheimer shows, the shockwaves reverberate still. The veteran biographer Evan Thomas now enters the ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan—a crucial turning point in World War II and geopolitical history—with you-are-there immediacy by the New York Times bestselling author of Ike’s Bluff and Sea of Thunder.“As Christopher Nolan’s movie Oppenheimer shows, the shockwaves reverberate still. The veteran biographer Evan Thomas now enters the
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One Minute to Midnight

Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War

de Michael Dobbs ...

Narrado por Bob Walter ...

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16 hora 25 minutos

In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict over the placement of missiles in Cuba. Veteran Washington Post reporter Michael Dobbs has pored over previously untapped American, Soviet, and Cuban sources to produce the most authoritative book yet on the Cuban missile crisis. In his hour-by-hour ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict over the placement of missiles in Cuba. Veteran Washington Post reporter Michael Dobbs has pored over previously untapped American, Soviet, and Cuban sources to produce the most authoritative book yet on the Cuban missile crisis. In his hour-by-hour
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Ghosts of Hiroshima

de Charles Pellegrino ...

Narrado por Martin Sheen ...

Completo

8 hora 59 minutos

A NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLERSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM ACADEMY AWARD–WINNING FILMMAKER JAMES CAMERON“Not since Titanic have I found a powerful, heartbreaking, and inspiring real-life story as found in Ghosts of Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino. This is an amazing book and a film I am excited to direct.”—James CameronFrom the acclaimed New York T... ... Leer más

$22.95 USD

A NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLERSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM ACADEMY AWARD–WINNING FILMMAKER JAMES CAMERON“Not since Titanic have I found a powerful, heartbreaking, and inspiring real-life story as found in Ghosts of Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino. This is an amazing book and a film I am excited to direct.”—James CameronFrom the acclaimed New York T...
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Voices From Chernobyl

The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster

de Svetlana Alexievich ...

Narrado por The Voice Clan ...

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9 hora 8 minutos

An account of the worst nuclear reactor accident in history from the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureWinner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureWinner of the National Book Critics Circle AwardA journalist by trade, who now suffers from an immune deficiency developed while researching this book, presents personal accounts of what happened to the people of Belarus after the nuclear reactor ... Leer más

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An account of the worst nuclear reactor accident in history from the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureWinner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureWinner of the National Book Critics Circle AwardA journalist by trade, who now suffers from an immune deficiency developed while researching this book, presents personal accounts of what happened to the people of Belarus after the nuclear reactor
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Песнь Нагасаки. История Такаси Нагаи, пережившего атомную бомбардировку

de Пол Глинн ...

Narrado por Алексей Ерохин ...

Series series Выбирая жизнь. Книги о силе духа.
Completo

9 hora 11 minutos

Даже в пепле можно найти смысл. История жизни врача-рентгенолога Такаси Нагаи, пережившего атомную бомбардировку Нагасаки 9 августа 1945 года Когда на Нагасаки упала атомная бомба, Такаси Нагаи потерял все — здоровье, любимую жену, дом. Но он не проклинал судьбу, не отчаивался, а всю оставшуюся жизнь помогал пострадавшим не только как врач, но и как автор книг, которые нашли глубокий отклик в ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Даже в пепле можно найти смысл. История жизни врача-рентгенолога Такаси Нагаи, пережившего атомную бомбардировку Нагасаки 9 августа 1945 года Когда на Нагасаки упала атомная бомба, Такаси Нагаи потерял все — здоровье, любимую жену, дом. Но он не проклинал судьбу, не отчаивался, а всю оставшуюся жизнь помогал пострадавшим не только как врач, но и как автор книг, которые нашли глубокий отклик в
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Plutopia

Nuclear Families, Atomic Cities, and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium Disasters

de Kate Brown ...

Narrado por Susan Ericksen ...

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18 hora 10 minutos

In Plutopia, Kate Brown draws on official records and dozens of interviews to tell the extraordinary stories of Richland, Washington, and Ozersk, Russia—the first two cities in the world to produce plutonium. To contain secrets, American and Soviet leaders created plutopias—communities of nuclear families living in highly subsidized, limited-access atomic cities. Fully employed and medically ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

In Plutopia, Kate Brown draws on official records and dozens of interviews to tell the extraordinary stories of Richland, Washington, and Ozersk, Russia—the first two cities in the world to produce plutonium. To contain secrets, American and Soviet leaders created plutopias—communities of nuclear families living in highly subsidized, limited-access atomic cities. Fully employed and medically
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Building and Stocking a Nuclear Bunker For Under $10,000

de Martin K. Ettington ...

Narrado por Martin K. Ettington ...

Completo

19 minutos

Building Shelters to protect individuals and their families from emergency situations has become extremely popular in the United States.I have my own experience of building a nuclear bomb shelter in 2002 and stocking it with supplies. I did it for less than $10,000 and thought you would all be interested in how I did it for so little money.I’m also a nuclear engineer and used my knowledge and some ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Building Shelters to protect individuals and their families from emergency situations has become extremely popular in the United States.I have my own experience of building a nuclear bomb shelter in 2002 and stocking it with supplies. I did it for less than $10,000 and thought you would all be interested in how I did it for so little money.I’m also a nuclear engineer and used my knowledge and some
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Emp Attack: How to Prepare for and Survive an Electromagnetic Pulse Attack (The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide on How to Survive a Deadly Emp Attack)

de Gerald Taylor ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Mike G ...

Completo

50 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The pentagon has also taken action to protect the electric grid from an emp attack as well, but nonetheless, experts on the subject and emp advocates continue to insist that we are woefully underprepared for an emp attack.Because the government is so underprepared for an emp attack and due to the fact that the government can do absolutely nothing to ... Leer más

$4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The pentagon has also taken action to protect the electric grid from an emp attack as well, but nonetheless, experts on the subject and emp advocates continue to insist that we are woefully underprepared for an emp attack.Because the government is so underprepared for an emp attack and due to the fact that the government can do absolutely nothing to
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Cold War: Series 1 and 2

Stories from the Big Freeze

de Bridget Kendall ...

Narrado por Bridget Kendall ...

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6 hora 59 minutos

Bridget Kendall presents an oral history tracing decisive moments of the Cold War.The Cold War is one of the furthest-reaching and longest-lasting conflicts in modern history. It spanned the globe - from Greece to China, Hungary to Cuba - and lasted for almost half a century. It has shaped political relations to this day, drawing new physical and ideological boundaries between East and West ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

Bridget Kendall presents an oral history tracing decisive moments of the Cold War.The Cold War is one of the furthest-reaching and longest-lasting conflicts in modern history. It spanned the globe - from Greece to China, Hungary to Cuba - and lasted for almost half a century. It has shaped political relations to this day, drawing new physical and ideological boundaries between East and West
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The Button

The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump

de William J. Perry, Tom Z. Collina ...

Narrado por John Pruden ...

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8 hora 43 minutos

Since the Truman administration, America has been one "push of a button" away from nuclear war—a decision that rests solely in the hands of the president. Without waiting for approval from Congress or even the secretary of defense, the president can unleash America's entire nuclear arsenal.From authors William J. Perry, secretary of defense in the Clinton administration, and Tom Z. Collina, the ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Since the Truman administration, America has been one "push of a button" away from nuclear war—a decision that rests solely in the hands of the president. Without waiting for approval from Congress or even the secretary of defense, the president can unleash America's entire nuclear arsenal.From authors William J. Perry, secretary of defense in the Clinton administration, and Tom Z. Collina, the
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The Nuclear Jihadist

The True Story of the Man Who Sold the World's Most Dangerous Secrets...And How We Could Have Stopped Him

de Douglas Frantz, Catherine Collins ...

Narrado por Bob Craig ...

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15 hora 28 minutos

Major investigative nonfiction on one of the most important stories of our time -- the spread of nuclear weapons -- written by two award-winning journalists who for years have followed the trail of the world's most notorious arms dealer.The world has entered a second nuclear age. For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the threat of nuclear annihilation is on the rise. Should such an ... Leer más

$38.99 USD

Major investigative nonfiction on one of the most important stories of our time -- the spread of nuclear weapons -- written by two award-winning journalists who for years have followed the trail of the world's most notorious arms dealer.The world has entered a second nuclear age. For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the threat of nuclear annihilation is on the rise. Should such an
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War's End

An Eyewitness Account of America's Last Atomic Mission

de Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney ...

Narrado por Eric Jason Martin ...

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9 hora 11 minutos

On August 9, 1945, on the tiny island of Tinian in the South Pacific, a twenty-five-year-old American Army Air Corps major named Charles W. Sweeney climbed aboard a B-29 Superfortress in command of his first combat mission, one devised specifically to bring a long and terrible war to a necessary conclusion . . .The last military officer to command an atomic mission, Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

On August 9, 1945, on the tiny island of Tinian in the South Pacific, a twenty-five-year-old American Army Air Corps major named Charles W. Sweeney climbed aboard a B-29 Superfortress in command of his first combat mission, one devised specifically to bring a long and terrible war to a necessary conclusion . . .The last military officer to command an atomic mission, Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney
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Robert Oppenheimer

A Life Inside the Center

de Ray Monk ...

Narrado por Michael Goldstrom ...

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35 hora 17 minutos

Robert Oppenheimer was among the most brilliant and divisive of men. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis in the race to develop the first atomic bomb—a breakthrough that was to have eternal ramifications for mankind and that made Oppenheimer the “Father of the Atomic Bomb.” But with his actions leading up to that great achievement, he also set ... Leer más

$37.50 USD

Robert Oppenheimer was among the most brilliant and divisive of men. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis in the race to develop the first atomic bomb—a breakthrough that was to have eternal ramifications for mankind and that made Oppenheimer the “Father of the Atomic Bomb.” But with his actions leading up to that great achievement, he also set
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Three Days in Moscow

Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire

de Bret Baier, Catherine Whitney ...

Narrado por Bret Baier ...

Series series Three Days Series
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12 hora 37 minutos

President Reagan's dramatic battle to win the Cold War is revealed as never before by the #1 bestselling author and award-winning anchor of the #1 rated Special Report with Bret Baier.""An instant classic, if not the finest book to date on Ronald Reagan.” — Jay WinikMoscow, 1988: 1,000 miles behind the Iron Curtain, Ronald Reagan stood for freedom and confronted the Soviet empire.In his acclaimed ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

President Reagan's dramatic battle to win the Cold War is revealed as never before by the #1 bestselling author and award-winning anchor of the #1 rated Special Report with Bret Baier.""An instant classic, if not the finest book to date on Ronald Reagan.” — Jay WinikMoscow, 1988: 1,000 miles behind the Iron Curtain, Ronald Reagan stood for freedom and confronted the Soviet empire.In his acclaimed
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Nuclear Weapons

A Very Short Introduction

de Joseph M. Siracusa ...

Narrado por Shawn Compton ...

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4 hora 29 minutos

Nuclear weapons have not been used in anger since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Yet even after the Cold War, the Bomb is still the greatest threat facing humankind. As President Bill Clinton's first secretary of defense, Les Aspin, put it: "The Cold War is over, the Soviet Union is no more. But the post–Cold War world is decidedly not post-nuclear ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Nuclear weapons have not been used in anger since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Yet even after the Cold War, the Bomb is still the greatest threat facing humankind. As President Bill Clinton's first secretary of defense, Les Aspin, put it: "The Cold War is over, the Soviet Union is no more. But the post–Cold War world is decidedly not post-nuclear
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Broken Arrow

How the U.S. Navy Lost a Nuclear Bomb

de Jim Winchester ...

Narrado por Shawn Compton ...

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10 hora 57 minutos

Douglas Webster was a young pilot from Ohio, newly married and with seventeen combat missions under his belt. On December 5, 1965 he strapped into an A-4 Skyhawk bomber for a routine weapons loading drill and simulated mission. After mishandling the maneuver, the plane and its pilot sunk to the bottom of the South China sea, along with a live B43 one-megaton thermonuclear bomb.A cover-up mission ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Douglas Webster was a young pilot from Ohio, newly married and with seventeen combat missions under his belt. On December 5, 1965 he strapped into an A-4 Skyhawk bomber for a routine weapons loading drill and simulated mission. After mishandling the maneuver, the plane and its pilot sunk to the bottom of the South China sea, along with a live B43 one-megaton thermonuclear bomb.A cover-up mission
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Boydian Approach to Mastering Unconventional Warfare, A

de Josh Luberisse ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Alistair G ...

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7 hora 51 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Boydian Approach to Mastering Unconventional Warfare" is a seminal work that delves deeply into the strategic principles of John Boyd, a legendary military strategist, and applies them to the complex realm of unconventional warfare. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of Boyd's key concepts, most notably the OODA Loop (Observe, Orient, Decide ... Leer más

$14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Boydian Approach to Mastering Unconventional Warfare" is a seminal work that delves deeply into the strategic principles of John Boyd, a legendary military strategist, and applies them to the complex realm of unconventional warfare. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of Boyd's key concepts, most notably the OODA Loop (Observe, Orient, Decide
... Leer más
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Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy

de Ray Acheson ...

Narrado por Roxanne Black ...

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13 hora 21 minutos

With so much at stake, from climate change and reproductive rights to threats from weapons of mass destruction and police brutality, the last decade has seen ordinary people take to the streets to challenge and change the way our governments and institutions legislate our future. Movements like #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToo have had an incredible impact on public understandings and political ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

With so much at stake, from climate change and reproductive rights to threats from weapons of mass destruction and police brutality, the last decade has seen ordinary people take to the streets to challenge and change the way our governments and institutions legislate our future. Movements like #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToo have had an incredible impact on public understandings and political
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Soviet Union

de Kelly Mass ...

Narrado por Doug Greene ...

Completo

57 minutos

From 1922 till 1991, the Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a socialist state that covered Europe and Asia. It was in theory a federal union of different sovereign republics; but, till its closing years, its administration and economy were highly centralized.The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, ousted the Provisional Federal government that had formerly ... Leer más

$3.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

From 1922 till 1991, the Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a socialist state that covered Europe and Asia. It was in theory a federal union of different sovereign republics; but, till its closing years, its administration and economy were highly centralized.The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, ousted the Provisional Federal government that had formerly
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The Uranium Club

Unearthing Lost Relics of the Nazi Nuclear Program

de Miriam E. Hiebert ...

Narrado por Wendy Tremont King ...

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10 hora 12 minutos

Tim Koeth peered into the crumpled brown paper lunch bag; inside was a surprisingly heavy black metal cube. He recognized the mysterious object instantly—he had one just like it sitting on his desk at home. It was uranium metal, taken from the nuclear reactor that Nazi scientists had tried—and failed—to build at the end of World War II. This unexpected gift, wrapped in a piece of paper inscribed ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Tim Koeth peered into the crumpled brown paper lunch bag; inside was a surprisingly heavy black metal cube. He recognized the mysterious object instantly—he had one just like it sitting on his desk at home. It was uranium metal, taken from the nuclear reactor that Nazi scientists had tried—and failed—to build at the end of World War II. This unexpected gift, wrapped in a piece of paper inscribed
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