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The United States' research and development that ultimately led to a successful fission explosion (Manhattan Project and Trinity Test at Alamogordo, New Mexico) was a direct response to scientists' concerns (voiced to President Roosevelt in a letter from Austro-Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard, and signed by Albert Einstein) that the Nazis were already conducting researching and development into nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. The United States wasn't the first nation to commit to research and development into nuclear weapons - it was the first to successfully develop, test, and deploy in the field a fission explosive device.
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Why does US make nuclear weapons?
The US no longer makes nuclear weapons, it only refurbishes existing ones that are wearing out.
What country was the first to start testing nuclear weapons?
The US was the first to start testing nuclear weapons
What type of nuclear weapons did the US use in the Vietnam War?
The U.S used no nuclear weapons whatsoever on Vietnam.
Where are the nuclear weapons based in the us?
my mum
Does the US have nuclear weapons ready now?
absolutely
Did anyone invent nuclear weapons?
Leo Szilard
How was the us affected by the nuclear weapons?
US weren't effected by the Nuclear Weapons, They created it.
Why doesn't the US use nuclear weapons?
Although US agreed several arms agreements banning use of nuclear weapons, USA DOES use nuclear weapons and in fact, US is the ONLY nation to have used nuclear weapons in war.
Did the US use non nuclear weapons against japan?
the u.s. used non nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons against japan
What would happen if the world had no weapons or no nuclear power?
Some one would invent them
How strong are the Russian nuclear weapons compared to that of US?
Russian nuclear weapons have traditionally had higher yield than US nuclear weapons to compensate for the greater targeting error in their missiles.
Why does US make nuclear weapons?
The US no longer makes nuclear weapons, it only refurbishes existing ones that are wearing out.
Which US States contain nuclear weapons?
All of them have nuclear weapons cause they are the United States.
What concern has the us over Russia's nuclear weapons?
Russians do not know how to use nuclear weapons
Is the US free from nuclear weapons?
no
Why the the US no longer test nuclear weapons?
All current nuclear weapons are test by simulation on petaFLOPS supercomputers at the US labs.
What country was the first to start testing nuclear weapons?
The US was the first to start testing nuclear weapons
