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The Saboteurs Who Derailed Nazi Nuclear Ambitions

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It's a scary thought: how different would the world be if the Nazis had developed a nuclear weapon first?  We'll never know. 

But we do have the ability to learn more about the covert operation by the Allies designed to disrupt the German nuke-building project.  Science writer Sam Kean visits The Exchange for a fourth time to tell the story, as told in his book .We hear the story of a motley crew of operators who played a key part in winning World War II.  
 

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The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange is ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½'s daily news program focused on issues, people and events across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Angela Decker is the program's senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Geoffrey Riley hosts the show.