Uranium

Uranium was first discovered in 1789 by German scientist Martin Klaproth. Originally used in glass dying and ceramics, uranium's radioactive capabilities were discovered by Polish scientist Marie Sklodowska within the Russian Empire in 1896. Uranium was even more sought after following the discovery of nuclear fission by German scientists Otto Hahn, Fritz Strassmann, Lise Meitner, and Otto Robert Frisch in 1938.

Though it was theorized to have weapons grade capabilities, these theories were not heavily invested in until the outbreak of the Anglo-German War, and later the World War. The German Empire, having seen the defeat of the Kaiserliche Marine against the Royal Navy, looked for alternatives to defeat Great Britain. While scientists in Berlin developed the theory, industry in the German African Colonial Empire were increased to produce the required supply.

As the war waged on and the German High Command considered the idea of invading the British Isles, testing of an atomic weapon finally concluded in the Tenere Desert of German Niger. Using this data, the Germans employed American bombers to drop the world's first atomic bomb on the city of Norwich. British intelligence attempted to gain information on the usage of uranium before the targeted bombing, but the German knowledge remained secret until the end.

Following the bombing of Norwich and the conclusion of the World War, the usage of uranium for atomic and nuclear weapons is heavily debated. Some on the extreme ends believe possessing them, even with the idea of mutually assureddestruction, brings peace through fear.