Deuterium (Fourth Reich)

Deuterium is a staple isotope of hydrogen. In World War II, many countries attempted to use it for nuclear weapons, but production was going too slow. And, it was eventually abandoned by both sides and forgoten. But, curious Berlin University students took some ocean water in 2002 and discovered a small percentage of Deuterium in it. They separated it, and they decided to run a small toy car that runs on gasoline that they made. To their suprise, the car ran at 5.7 times the speed for 3.2 times more the time than on petrol (the car's recommended fuel). They presented this to the proffesors, and they were very impressed. The University soon built a small Deuterium Reactor, that compresses hydrogen in water, turns it into Deuterium and pumps it up to the surface. They soon had a small jar of Deutetirium that looked much like water (except it had a blue tinge to it) and they poured it into a regular gasoline car. The small jug fueled the car for 1 month. The University presented this to the military, and they immediately lobbyed for funds in Parliament. Parliament quickly passed the application and gave the University and the Military over 2 billion Franks to spend on the project. By 2006, the first Deuterium engine had been produced, running on Deuterium and being 10 times more efficient than a similar V4 engine. And by 2007, the first large-scale Deuterium farm similar to the original small reactor the students built was up and running. And, in 2009, the first tank batalion that runs entirely on Deuterium was built in a factory, ready for combat.