December 15, 2003: Nuclear Scenarios - Dr. Michio Kaku
Jul 07, 2025•2 hr 50 min•Season 2003Ep. 958
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Episode description
Art Bell welcomes theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku for a wide-ranging discussion that begins with the feasibility of antimatter weapons and quickly moves into a hidden history of nuclear accidents in the United States. Kaku reveals the stories of seven Americans killed in supercriticality incidents, including Harry Daglian and Louis Slotin, who were fatally irradiated by plutonium hemispheres at Los Alamos in 1945 and 1946. Kaku details the 1961 SL-1 reactor explosion in Idaho Falls, where… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/december-15-2003-nuclear-scenarios-dr-michio-kaku
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