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World Service,2 mins

How scientists tried to find peaceful uses for nuclear bombs

Boston Calling

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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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