
Being Nuclear
The hidden history of African uranium and what it means—for a state, an object, an industry, a workplace—to be “nuclear.”
Uranium from Africa has long been a major source of fuel for nuclear power and atomic weapons, including the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. In 2003, after the infamous “yellow cake from Niger,” Africa suddenly became notorious as a source of uranium, a component of nuclear weapons. ...
The hidden history of African uranium and what it means—for a state, an object, an industry, a workplace—to be “nuclear.”
Uranium from Africa has long been a major source of fuel for nuclear power and atomic weapons, including the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. In 2003, after the infamous “yellow cake from Niger,” Africa suddenly became notorious as a source of uranium, a component of nuclear weapons. ...
