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    The Manhattan Project was a highly classified research program established by the United States during World War II to develop the first atomic bombs. Fearing that Nazi Germany would develop atomic weapons first, the U.S. initiated research efforts in 1942 under the leadership of General Leslie Groves and renowned physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. This ultimately led to the world's first nuclear weapon test in July 1945 near Los Alamos, New Mexico and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that August, which helped end the war.

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    The Manhattan Project was a highly classified research program established by the United States during World War II to develop the first atomic bombs. Fearing that Nazi Germany would develop atomic weapons first, the U.S. initiated research efforts in 1942 under the leadership of General Leslie Groves and renowned physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. This ultimately led to the world's first nuclear weapon test in July 1945 near Los Alamos, New Mexico and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that August, which helped end the war.

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    The Manhattan Project was a highly classified research program established by the United States during World War II to develop the first atomic bombs. Fearing that Nazi Germany would develop atomic weapons first, the U.S. initiated research efforts in 1942 under the leadership of General Leslie Groves and renowned physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. This ultimately led to the world's first nuclear weapon test in July 1945 near Los Alamos, New Mexico and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that August, which helped end the war.

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    The research that led to the development of the first atomic weapon was carried out in the United

    States by a team of the world's most talented scientists. This work was referred to as "The
    Manhattan Project."

    Near Los Alamos, New Mexico, on the 16th of July, 1945, a countdown began for the explosion
    of the first atomic bomb. This event took place close to Los Alamos. These tests of nuclear
    weapons would fundamentally alter what it means to wage war. The explosion of the atomic
    bomb caused shockwaves to travel throughout the whole planet. In the United States, there has
    been an extensive amount of study done on the bomb. Although the investigation was officially
    referred to as "The Manhattan Engineer District Project," it was more widely referred to as "The
    Manhattan Project."1
    Fear about Germany and its atomic development prompted the United States to begin work on
    the Manhattan Project. The United States of America took the initiative to conduct their own
    atomic bomb tests because of their anxiety towards Germany. When the bomb was finally put
    through its paces, the United States was faced with the decision of whether or not it should be
    deployed, and if so, where. After then came the action of actually detonating the bomb. The
    Manhattan Project was, all things considered, one of the highest profile and most consequential
    enterprises that the United States of America has ever undertaken.2
    The news that German scientists had discovered nuclear fission left the United States
    administration in a state of complete disbelief. Albert Einstein was the one who first shared the
    information with the United States. Leo Szilard, a German scientist, was the one who provided
    Albert Einstein with knowledge on nuclear fission. After that, he relayed it to President Franklin
    D. Roosevelt and asked him to get the government involved in atomic research as soon as
    possible. 3The findings of the study might then be used to the development of an atomic weapon
    capable of inflicting widespread damage. Because Roosevelt did not intend for the United States
    to get engaged in the war, he did not place a high priority on making financial investments in
    atomic weapon development.
    After the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt decided to get the United States
    involved in the war and contributed a large amount of money to the development of an atomic
    weapon. Research was sped up as a result of President Roosevelt's directive to General Groves to
    form a committee consisting of the most intelligent people from all around the globe.

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