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Well, yeah. The surprise was actually finding a way to build it (to the Germans); I don't know what Japan knew or didn't know about the science.
by sesteel 7y ago
Well, yeah. The surprise was actually finding a way to build it (to the Germans); I don't know what Japan knew or didn't know about the science.
- krapp 7y agoJapan apparently had their own atomic bomb project[0], but the military didn't consider it a priority so funding was scarce, and it was difficult to secure enough uranium. [0]https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/japanese-atomic-bomb-project https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/japanese-atomic-bomb-...