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A US miscalculation results in one kilogram of plutonium being released into the atmosphere above Africa.
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South African History Online. (2012, May 18). A US miscalculation results in one kilogram of plutonium being released into the atmosphere above Africa.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083500
South African History Online (2012) 'A US miscalculation results in one kilogram of plutonium being released into the atmosphere above Africa.', South African History Online, 18 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083500 (Accessed: 9 September 2026).
South African History Online, A US miscalculation results in one kilogram of plutonium being released into the atmosphere above Africa. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083500, (accessed 9 September 2026).
"A US miscalculation results in one kilogram of plutonium being released into the atmosphere above Africa.." South African History Online, 18 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083500. Accessed 9 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "A US miscalculation results in one kilogram of plutonium being released into the atmosphere above Africa.." South African History Online. May 18, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083500.
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