"Nova"Hitler'sSunkenSecret

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• 主演：Neil Ross
• 年代：2005 / 美国 / Duncan,Copp
• 导演：Duncan Copp
• 国家/地区：美国
• 时长：120分钟
• 语言/字幕：国语对白 中文字幕
• 年代：2005
• 更新时间：2024-04-08 00:30:44
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• 详细介绍： OneofthemostdaringclandestineoperationsofWorldWarI… OneofthemostdaringclandestineoperationsofWorldWarIIwasthe1944sinkingoftheNorwegianferryHydrowithitscargoof"heavywater"destinedfortheNazis'secretatomicbombproject.Althoughthemissionwasdeclaredasuccess,nooneeverestablishedifthespecialshipmentwasactuallyonboard.Inthisprogram,NOVAdescends1,300feetbeneatharemoteNorwegianlaketofindtheanswer. Exploringthepristinelakebottomwitharemotelyoperatedvehicle,theexpeditionteamlocatestheremarkablywell-preservedship,alongwithevidenceofamysteriouscargoinsteeldrums.Analysisofthecontentsofoneofthosedrumswillsolveasix-decade-longmysteryabouttheroletheAlliesplayedinpreventingaNazinuclearbomb. TheprogramfeaturesparticipantsintheHydroaffair,includingamemberoftheNorwegianResistancewhoslippedaboardthevesselonthenightofFebruary21,1944,andhelpedplantexplosivesinthebowthatweretimedtogooffthefollowingdaywhentheferrywasoverthedeepestpartofLakeTinn.IntelligencehadindicatedthattheHydrowouldbetransportingrailroadflatcarsloadedwithbarrelsofheavywaterproducedbythenearbyNorskhydroelectricplant,whichatthattimewastheworld'slargestpowerstation.TheGermanshadconqueredNorwayearlyinthewarandimmediatelyorderedtheNorskplanttodoubleitsoutputofheavywater. CrucialtotheNazinuclearprogram,heavywaterwasextractedfromordinarywaterbyusingelectricitytobreakapartordinarywatermoleculesandconcentratingthesolutionuntilallthatremainedwastherare,heavierformoftheliquid.Withabigger,"heavier"nucleusthanordinarywater,heavywaterwasanidealsubstanceforslowingneutronsinanuclearreactor,akeystepintriggeringachainreaction(seeDangerousWater). Withasufficientsupplyofheavywateranduranium,theGermanscouldusereactorstoproducebomb-gradematerialfornuclearweaponsthatwouldrendertheThirdReichinvincible.FearofthatoutcomesparkedtheAlliestoundertaketheirowncrashprogram.ThisbecametheManhattanProject,whichultimatelyproducedthefirstatomicbomb. TheNorwegianpartisanshadnoinklingofthereasonfortheirmission.AlltheyknewwasthatithadtoppriorityfromtheircontactinLondonandthatinnocentNorwegiancivilianswerelikelytobeaboardonthelast,fatalvoyageoftheHydro.(ToreadactualtelegramssentbetweenthesaboteursandtheirchiefsinLondon,gotoSeetheSpyMessages.) NOVAinterviewsoneofthecivilianswhosurvivedthesinkingandwhoremembersseeingbarrelsfloatingamongthedebris.ThesebarrelswereimmediatelyrecoveredbytheGermansandshippedtoBerlin.However,hadtheybeenfilledwithheavywatertheyshouldhavesunk,notfloated.ThisisjustoneofthemysteriesNOVAsolvesbysnaringabarrel,bringingittothesurface,andseeingjustwhat'sinside. 详情