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The Germans (luckily) never actually had a serious atomic bomb project. They were working on one in 1939 and 1940 but made an arithmetic error that suggested that >1000kg of enriched uranium would be needed per bomb (instead of the correct value of <100kg - Little Boy actually use only 64kg). It was deemed that no plane that could be built during the war could carry such an enormous bomb (and the cost of enriching that much uranium beyond the ability of any country at the time - which it probably was), so the project was scaled back (before the US Manhattan Project even began) to only reactor development research with the hope of making powerplants after they won the war.
They never even knew of plutonium, which in the Fatman only needed 6.2kg per bomb!
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∙ 13y agoThe atomic bomb was first made and tested in Los Alamos, NM in 1945.
This was during the final stages of World War II, although the war in Germany ended before any bombs were built. After the successful test at Los Alamos on July 16, 1945, two atomic bombs were manufactured and used against Japan. The first was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6,1945, the second on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. These were the only uses of atomic weapons in war.
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What bombs did Germans use in the blitz?
They used nuclear and atomic bombs.
When was the atomic bomb manufactured?
The conception and the development of the atomic bombs were started in 1942 when Einstein contacted Roosevelt to warn him the Germans were dabbling in atomic bomb ideas. It was completely manufactured and ready to drop in 1945.
When were the atomic bomb drooped on Japan?
The Germans did not drop an atomic bomb on Japan or on anyone. It was the US which dropped two atomic bombs on Japan (specifically on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki) in 1945.
What bombs were made because of atomic bombs?
More & higher yield atomic bombs, I guess.
Did japan believe the us had the atomic bombs?
No. The US gave them cryptic messages about the bombs and never told them they had atomic bombs.
What bombs did Germans use in the blitz?
They used nuclear and atomic bombs.
Who were the scientists who first knew of atomic power aka atomic bomb?
Physicists world wide knew about the possibility for atomic power and atomic blast. They knew about it long before the Manhattan Project developed atomic power and atomic bombs. It was Physicist Einstien who wrote a letter to FDR to let him know there was evidence of the Germans looking into the idea of building an atomic bomb.
When did they start building the atomic bombs?
During WW2 after Japan attacked US at Pearl Harbor.
Did America using the A-bomb cause Germans to lose morale?
No, not the Germans. The Germans were already defeated (May 1945) when the US dropped the first Atomic Bomb on Japan in August 1945. The Japanese moral was affected by the two Atomic Bombs used against them. This caused them to surrender.
When was the atomic bomb manufactured?
The conception and the development of the atomic bombs were started in 1942 when Einstein contacted Roosevelt to warn him the Germans were dabbling in atomic bomb ideas. It was completely manufactured and ready to drop in 1945.
When were the atomic bomb drooped on Japan?
The Germans did not drop an atomic bomb on Japan or on anyone. It was the US which dropped two atomic bombs on Japan (specifically on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki) in 1945.
When did the US decide to drop atomic bombs on the Germans?
The US did not drop atomic bombs on Germany although the original purpose of the Manhattan Project was to develop a bomb before the Germans did. However, as the war went on Germany had to redirect recourses to other areas so they never succeeded in developing an atomic bomb. Once Germany surrendered, and the atomic bomb was successfully tested in New Mexico, the possibility existed of using it against Japan. And that is what happened
What bombs were made because of atomic bombs?
More & higher yield atomic bombs, I guess.
Is uranium in atomic bombs?
Yes, uranium can be used in atomic bombs.
In what war were the atomic bombs dropped?
Atomic bombs were dropped in WWII
What convinced the Americans to pursue the Manhattan project so seriously?
possibility that Germans were building atomic bomb
What are injustices of the US dropping the atomic bombs?
Total war means atomic bombs.
