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Red Mercury, Part 2

The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

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The Secret Component of the W76

The W76 is a two-stage fusion device designed for launch from Trident submarines. Fogbank had been produced at Oak Ridge between 1975 and 1989. By the year 2000, all of the people who had worked on its invention and manufacture were either retired or dead.

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