Stories in this vein take place on other planets or in the far future, usually after an atomic war.

此类奇幻的故事通常发生在另一个行星上或很久以后的未来，在核战以后。

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After the detonation of nuclear bombs at the end of world War II, the world moved deeper into the atomic age and the nuclear standoff between the superpowers.

在第二次世界大战末期引爆核弹之后，世界步入原子时代，深深陷入超级大国之间的核对峙之中。

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The history of the atomic energy had deep roots in the times before the World War 2, long before the June 1954, the day when the first workable plant has started working.

原子能利用的历史要追溯到二战以前，远远早于1954年6月世界上第一座核电站启动的那一天。

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Just as an atomic war with the USSR was unthinkable, so is an economic war with China as the disruptions in trade would likely shatter both economies.

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He said nuclear proliferation in the region triggered by an armed Iran would increase the chances of an atomic war - "a turning point in human history".

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It was built in the 1940s as part of the "Manhattan Project" to develop the first atomic weapon during World War II.

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