Pros And Cons Of Nazi Germany's Nuclear Experiments

Nazi Germany had outfitted itself very effectively for conflict. The technology they possessed was superior to the United States on many fronts. Tanks that could make quick work of ours, and fighters planes with jet engines that were immensely superior to propellers. While this gave Germany an advantage, they also knew that they were not infallible. With this in mind they began nuclear experiments, putting the United States in a fever when they heard about it. When Germany learned how to split a uranium atom, the fever turned to frenzy. If Germany won the race to create an atomic weapon everything would head rapidly south. So the United States created an operation, The Manhattan Project, to begin our own nuclear experiments. This operation, in accordance with the sensitive nature, ended up as highly secretive and massively complicated.
"Secrecy was paramount. Neither the Germans nor the Japanese could learn of the project. Roosevelt and Churchill also agreed that the Stalin would be kept in the dark..." If anyone got wind of this project it could end in …show more content…
After hearing about the Trinity success, President Truman then informed Stalin that the US had a new weapon that could end the war. Many who were present reported that Stalin did not show any sign that he knew what that meant. But appearances are often misleading. "As it turned out, Stalin knew precisely what Truman was referring to. In fact, Stalin knew about the Manhattan Project long before Truman did. As vice president under Franklin D. Roosevelt, Truman had been kept in the dark about the atomic bomb. He only learned of it when he assumed the presidency after Roosevelt died suddenly in April 1945. Stalin, in contrast, first got word of the Americans ' atomic research three years earlier" (Arnesen). Spies had infiltrated the project, and while they were few in numbers, they had passed along many highly sensitive concepts and