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Nature 447, 31-33 (3 May 2007) | doi:10.1038/447031a; Published online 2 May 2007

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The dark heart of the bomb

John S. Rigden1

BOOK REVIEWEDPlutonium: A History of the World's Most Dangerous Element

by Jeremy Bernstein

Joseph Henry Press: 2007. 258 pp. £16.99 $27.95

Plutonium has either a celebrated or a tragic history, depending on your point of view. It was the core of the weapon that destroyed much of Nagasaki on 9 August 1945, and has only military uses.

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