Darkness And Oppression Behind The Development Of The Bomb

Click here for an excellent article at Wired Magazine by Ngofeen Mputubwele, titled "The Dark History Oppenheimer Didn't Show," subtitled " Coming from the Congo, I knew where the essential ingredient for the atomic bombs was mined, even if everyone else seemed to ignore it."

 It's about the plight of the oppressed Congolese workers who mined the uranium necessary for the development of the bomb, but it's also a short history of the Congo -- and it's not a pretty one.