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The Manhattan Project

In Our Time

CHAPTER

The Dawn of Nuclear Weaponry

This chapter explores the pivotal moment when early discoveries in nuclear fission raised concerns over the potential for atomic weapons, particularly influenced by Jewish émigrés. It discusses the secret project 'tube alloys' and Albert Einstein's critical letter to President Roosevelt, which spurred the U.S. into urgent nuclear research ahead of World War II.

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