[HN Gopher] A truck driver uncovers secrets about the first nucl...
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       A truck driver uncovers secrets about the first nuclear bombs
        
       Author : 3eto
       Score  : 41 points
       Date   : 2021-03-06 10:45 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.newyorker.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.newyorker.com)
        
       | Animats wrote:
       | (2008)
        
       | bombcar wrote:
       | Direct link to the spiral bound copy on Amazon:
       | https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0006S2AJ0
       | 
       | He binds and ships them himself as far as I can tell.
        
       | macintux wrote:
       | (2008)
        
       | cuspycode wrote:
       | If you don't like nagging subscription popups, here is a popup-
       | free summary of the truck driver's story:
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       | https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/john-coster-mullen
        
         | tyingq wrote:
         | A fairly lengthy interview transcript here:
         | https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/oral-histories/john-c...
        
         | dwd wrote:
         | Try Reader View in Firefox for reading the text uninterrupted.
        
       | akavel wrote:
       | The "simplicity of the Bomb" phrase reminded me of the story of
       | the Demon Core:
       | 
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_core
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       | For me, it shows how hard it is to internalize dangers of a
       | technology one is working with daily. How hard it is to trade
       | convenience for security.
        
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