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How scientists tried to find peaceful uses for nuclear bombs
Soviet and American scientists once tried to find peaceful uses for nuclear bombs. They even experimented with using them for construction projects. Daniel Gross has the story.
(Image: Characteristic mushroom shaped cloud begins formation after the first H-Bomb explosion (US) at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific on 6th November 6, 1952. Credit: Getty Images)
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