Manhattan Project

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The Manhattan Project was a research and development program undertaken during World War II to produce the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States in collaboration with the United Kingdom and Canada.

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Test exposed nearby communities
The Manhattan Project’s Trinity test released radioactive fallout that exposed nearby communities, later represented by downwinder groups.
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Project research laboratory
Los Alamos was the Manhattan Project laboratory responsible for designing nuclear weapons.
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Contributed to the project
Fermi contributed to the Manhattan Project’s nuclear research and the work that culminated in the Trinity test.
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Led the military project
Groves was the military director of the Manhattan Project.
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Organized bomb development
Trinity was the Manhattan Project’s first test of a nuclear explosive device.
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