Nuclear Weapons Accidents, Volume II

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Oberon

They say the same about Germany at Thuringa or in the Baltic Sea.

We'll never really know.

I have not read a lot on the German weapons. My reading points out that the German's focused on two different aspects of nuclear technology.

Radiological dispersion weapons - They were considered at Normandy. But there was no evidence Germany ever seriously considered this, and for good reason.

Nuclear Reactor - Some of my reading talks about Germany, being concerned at a repeat of what happened to them after WWI was considering making the first nuclear power reactor and offering it to the victors so they would not get raped again after the war. Unfortunately, the German D2 plants has some technological issues. The German enrichment work was very small and mostly unsuccessful due to a shortage of critical materials and ... well.. the fact that they were losing a war.

I will have to do some research on whether Germany was working on an explosive device.

I find this type of history very interesting.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Platapus

I will have to do some research on whether Germany was working on an explosive device.

I find this type of history very interesting.

Kurt Diebner is the man to look at.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4598955.stm

To be quite honest, there's not a great deal of evidence to support it, but like other German projects like 'Die Glocke', there's some things we'll never know for sure.