The discovery of uranium fission in Nazi Germany in 1938 terrified Allied nuclear scientists—especially since the Nazi atomic bomb project, the dreaded Uranium Club, had a two-year head start on the Manhattan Project.
So the Allies decided to strike back. They couldn’t prevent Germany from acquiring uranium, but they could disrupt access to another key ingr ... Show More
Jul 2019
The Bastard Brigade - The Kennedy Curse | 3
<p>In early 1944, the Allies developed a desperate plan to destroy several massive bunkers in Nazi-controlled France—bunkers that reportedly housed atomic missiles. The plan called for filling up airplanes with napalm, flying them over to France via remote control, and ramming th ... Show More
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Aug 2019
The Bastard Brigade - The Most Wanted Men | 5
<p>As the Nazis inched closer to acquiring a nuclear weapon, panic grew among the Allied forces. The Alsos Mission — otherwise known as the Bastard Brigade — was put in charge of gathering intelligence on Hitler’s bomb project, seizing stores of Nazi uranium, and hunting down mem ... Show More
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Mar 2018
World War Two Spycraft: Stealing Nuclear Secrets, Blowing Up Nazi Factories, and Infiltrating Japanese High Command
Spies have been a feature of state security and military intelligence since the beginning of warfare. Entire wars have been won or lost according to these secret activities. Today we will look at spycraft during World War Two, a golden age of espionage.<br><br>Spycraft was an ess ... Show More
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May 2024
La bombe Française #3 : Gerboise bleue 4/6
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<p>Dans les années 1960, la France a mené une série d'essais nucléaires dans le désert algérien, ... Show More
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