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The Bomb

Learn how America developed the atomic bomb and how it changed the world.

About The Bomb

A powerful story of the most destructive invention in human history, outlining how America developed the nuclear bomb, how it changed the world and how it continues to loom large in our lives. Witness the raw power and strangely compelling beauty of rare views of above-ground nuclear tests.

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