33 points xqcgrek2 15 hours ago 8 comments
JumpCrisscross 13 hours ago | parent
“the reactor that [Adolf] Hitler tried to build”
…as opposed to the other Hitlere who tried to build nukes?
scun 12 hours ago | parent
Coincidentally TIL about a Namibian politician who decided to drop the "Hitler" from his name. I only mention it because his first name is also Adolf
karim79 10 hours ago | parent
Don't underestimate the other Hitlers. They might still be around us.
moritzwarhier 6 hours ago | parent
the purpose of square-bracketed text in quotes is to mark editorializing
expedition32 9 hours ago | parent
This was already known. The British put the German scientists into a big country house after the war and bugged all the rooms. After the US dropped the atomic bombs the German scientists spent weeks discussing with eachother how the Americans could have done it. They never got it right.
amsully 8 minutes ago | parent
It’s a great read from beginning to end https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/nazi-germany-1933-1945/tran...
LightBug1 18 minutes ago | parent
Quite a quaint historical piece. In the current age, Nazi-like countries have proven they can drop enough munitions that quickly realise the equivalent, and more, destructive power of an atomic bomb. And feel free to do so.
bigyabai 15 minutes ago | parent
Today's analysts would be quick to point out that Nazi Germany's progress was about 3 weeks away from getting the bomb.