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manhattanproject
Title: manhattanproject
Category: Science & Technology
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manhattanproject
The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was the code name of the U.S.’s attempt to construct an atomic bomb during
World War II. It was named after the Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
because a lot of it’s earlier research was done in New York City. An atomic bomb is a weapon that uses
the energy from a nuclear reaction called Fission for its destruction.
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…showed last 75 words of 1584 total…Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty which was signed by the
U.S., the USSR, and Britain. It set up precise requirements for any “non-nuclear” nations that want to
build nuclear energy industries.
However, several other countries are believed to have some nuclear weapons, like Israel and South
Africa. North Korea, Iran , and Pakistan may be on the verge of nuclear discovery. When the Soviet
Union broke up it added to risks of the spreading of nuclear power.
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