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"Countdown 1945": Building the first atomic bomb

Fox News' Chris Wallace discusses his book, "Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World," which chronicles the efforts of President Truman and the top-secret Manhattan Project to create the weapon that would end World War II. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.
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