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• Plutonium — (pronEng|pluːˈtoʊniəm, symbol Pu, atomic number 94) is a rare radioactive, metallic chemical element. The most significant isotope of plutonium is 239Pu, with a half life of 24,100 years; this isotope is fissile and is used in most modern nuclear …   Wikipedia

• The Burning Mountain — is an alternate history novel by Alfred Coppel that depicts the likely outcome of Operations Olympic and Operation Coronet (both part of Operation Downfall ) in 1946 had the Trinity nuclear test of July 16, 1945 failed. [… …   Wikipedia

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