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I read somewhere on wikipedia that Japan did some research on nuclear weaponry but concluded it's not feasible.
by hasenj 11y ago
I read somewhere on wikipedia that Japan did some research on nuclear weaponry but concluded it's not feasible.
- hga 11y agoNot feasible for them, they didn't have a supply of uranium ore, nor the industrial capability to make use of it. I think if the Germans had done everything right and started in earnest soon enough (they didn't, period), they could have rode the plutonium path to a working bomb in time. But sometimes the smallest of things derails you. The scientists' saving throw for a real program failed when the bigwigs Nazis were invited to a seminar, but the secretary sending out the invitations accidentally included in the packets the agenda for a different and very technical seminar they'd have no interest in.