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The bomb (part 1): were nuclear weapons inevitable?

The Economist: Babbage by The Economist

Jul 16, 202544:22News & Politics

Where did the world’s most devastating weapon come from? In a four-part series, we go behind the scenes at America's nuclear laboratories to understand how a scientific-mystery story about the ingredients of matter led t...

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The bomb (part 1): were nuclear weapons inevitable? is an episode from The Economist: Babbage by The Economist. Where did the world’s most devastating weapon come from? In a four-part series, we go behind the scenes at America's nuclear lab...

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Published Jul 16, 2025, 44:22 long, audio available.