Nuclear Astrophysicists Explore Manhattan Project for Unexpected Benefits
Albuquerque, New Mexico – In the film “Oppenheimer,” General Leslie Groves questions J. Robert Oppenheimer about the potential catastrophic consequences of pressing the atomic bomb detonation button. This conversation raises the “non-zero” chance that the bomb could ignite a chain reaction in Earth’s atmosphere, a scenario that intrigued nuclear astrophysicists Michael Wiescher and Karlheinz Langanke. … Read more