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Scientists at the Hanford Atomic Facility successfully produce plutonium for the
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November 6

Plutonium First Made: The Path to Nagasaki

Scientists at the Hanford Atomic Facility successfully produce plutonium for the first time, creating the fissile material that powers the Fat Man bomb dropped on Nagasaki. This breakthrough directly enabled the weapon's deployment, which accelerated Japan's surrender and brought World War II to a close just weeks later.

November 6, 1944

82 years ago

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