50 years ago, the United States wanted to deflate the helium stockpile
Excerpt from the April 17, 1971 issue of Science News
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ln the 1970s, the government tried and failed to get away from stockpiling helium. In 2021, there’s still a helium reserve — and the government is still trying to get rid of it.
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