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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.
What would happen if the world had no weapons or no nuclear power?
Some one would invent them
Did the US use non nuclear weapons against japan?
the u.s. used non nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons against japan
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
Why doesn't the US use nuclear weapons?
The US has refrained from using nuclear weapons due to the catastrophic human and environmental consequences associated with their use. Additionally, the world community, including the US, has generally upheld international agreements and norms that seek to prevent the use of nuclear weapons.
Is the US free from nuclear weapons?
no
What country was the first to start testing nuclear weapons?
The US was the first to start testing nuclear weapons
Why are nuclear weapons a good thing?
Nuclear weapons are a good thing for the United States because they prevent others from using nuclear weapons on the US. In general, the world would probably be a better place without nuclear weapons if it weren't for the fact that they lead to research in all fields of Nuclear Engineering, like Nuclear Power plants and Nuclear Physics. Since nuclear weapons already exist in the world, for the US to get rid of their nuclear weapons would be unwise. Countries that dislike nuclear weapons or even radical terrorist cells and organizations would now have no reason not to launch a nuclear warhead at the US since no retaliation would occur. The strategy of nuclear weapons preventing others from using them against the US is called the Deterrent Strategy.
What is the definition of the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex?
All the facilities used by the US to prepare the materials for nuclear weapons, build nuclear weapons, design and test new nuclear weapons. This is all lead by the Department Of Energy.
