
S2.6 Camp Y
The Bomb
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Theoretical Division, the Brain
Klaus fukes was a mathematician who had a particular knack for applying mathematics to nuclear physics. His work on the development of the uranium bomb is well advanced, based on his work in the u k. The world's longest roofed structure houses the mile long gaseous diffusion plant. They surround a ball of plutonium with a series of extremely accurate plosive lenses. Each of these lenses was like a socker ball - there are 36 hexagonal and sectagonal pieces that fit together in a sphere.
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