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Was Germany able to develop an atomic bomb?
In 1943, the United States launched the Alsos Mission, a foreign intelligence project focused on learning the extent of Germany’s nuclear program. By 1944, however, the evidence was clear: the Germans had not come close to developing a bomb and had only advanced to preliminary research.
Did Germany have atomic bombs in ww2?
The first effort started in April 1939, just months after the discovery of nuclear fission in December 1938, but ended only months later shortly ahead of the German invasion of Poland, when many notable physicists were drafted into the Wehrmacht….
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Is Heavy Water Toxic?
It is more toxic to malignant cells than normal cells but the concentrations needed are too high for regular use. As may occur in chemotherapy, deuterium-poisoned mammals die of a failure of bone marrow (producing bleeding and infections) and of intestinal-barrier functions (producing diarrhea and loss of fluids).
Why wasn’t the nuclear bomb dropped on Tokyo?
The U.S. likely did not target Tokyo for the atomic bomb strikes as it was the seat of the Emperor and the location of much of the high ranking military officers. These are precisely the people you do not want to kill if you want to negotiate a surrender, as they are the people you would be negotiating with.
Why didn’t Germany succeed in building a nuclear bomb in WW2?
Why didn’t Germany succeed in building a nuclear bomb in second world war? Otto Hahn (a german) found out about nuclear fission in 1938, so that should have given the Germans a head start in developing a nuclear bomb. However they did not succeed in doing so during WWII.
Did German physicists know that atomic bombs can only be made with neutrons?
It is shown that until the end of the war the German physicists did not know that an atomic bomb can only be made with fast neutrons, except Heisenberg, who, however, discovered it rather late, did not communicate it clearly and did not study any bomb physics.
When was the first atomic bomb tested in WW2?
Germany surrendered in May 1945, the first bomb was not ready to be tested until July 1945. Dropping an atomic bomb on a defeated nation full of victorious allied troops was probably not considered to be a good idea.
What motivated the United States to develop the atomic bomb?
In fact a major motivation for the whole atom bomb program was the US terror of losing the atom bomb race to the Germans, who were also enthusiastically pursuing nuclear weapons.