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Hidden: Shinkolobwe mine provided the uranium ore for the nuclear bomb.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Secret DRC mine helped end World War II – and inspire ‘Wakanda’

Shinkolobwe mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo produced the uranium that made the US’s nuclear weapons programme possible — and inspired the ‘Wakanda’ comics

  • Roger Peet
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