NOVA - Season 2 - Eps 14: The Plutonium Connection
How likely is it that a terrorist group will steal plutonium intended for nuclear reactor fuel and put together a blackmail weapon of unprecedented power in the shape of a homemade atom bomb? That question is posed by Theodore Taylor, former A and H bomb designer at Los Alamos, in a recent book, The Curve of Binding Energy. NOVA investigates just how easy it would be to design a bomb using unclassified information.
About NOVA
Title: NOVA
First Air Date: 1974-03-03
Last Air Date: 2025-02-26
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.9/10 (from 120 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 53
Total Episodes: 1000
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: GBH
Synopsis
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
