
S1.6 The first atomic bomb
The Bomb
Using the Atomic Bomb
There were a lot of reasons why the possibility was eventually discarded. As oppenheimer put it, they would have to have something sufficiently spectacular to convince the japanese that further resistance was pointless. So arthur compton, who runs the met lab, throws the scientists a bone. They will be given the opportunity to submit their thoughts andmend s to the official panel trying to figure out how to use the bomb.
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