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Politics : To be a Liberal,you have to believe that.....
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To: Henry Volquardsen who wrote (4596)10/26/1999 10:17:00 AM
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In 1945, Igor Kurchakov, achieved the first Soviet chain reaction. He was helped by information from Klaus Fuchs on lensing and the other atomic spies. Stalin, despiite earlier reluctance, had supported the research when urged by Beria whom Kurchakov had persuaded.

In 1949, the Soviets (with research led by Sakharov and Gustav Hertz (1925 Nobel Laureate from Germany) exploded a nuclear bomb.
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