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Too Near the Sun
Documentary telling the history of the superbomb and the race by scientists to imitate the nuclear reactions of the sun and build the first thermonuclear weapon. From 1966.
Documentary, first broadcast in 1966, that tells the history of the superbomb, exploring the race by scientists to imitate the nuclear reactions of the sun and build the first thermonuclear weapon. The film reveals how the careers and reputations of some of the scientists involved were seared in the process.
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