Nearly as important as the funding itself was the access to funding. As a result of the wartime push for technological developments, the US government was eager to fund any projects that could increase US chances of victory. For example, when Leo Szilard presented his plan for the first nuclear reactor to the US Army, they were granted $6,000 in funding without any proof of concept except for their own word (McKain 64). Had it not been for such ease, delays could have costed the Manhattan Project anywhere from several months to over a year. Clearly, such accessible funding was a necessity for the program, and without it, failure would most likely have been imminent for the development of atomic weapons.
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At Los Alamos, security was a top priority for Oppenheimer and Groves. Identification badges were required throughout the premises, and all outgoing mail was read and inspected for any possible information leaks (Kelly 169). Although such measures may appear to have breached on the rights of those involved, they were soon justified when scientists Klaus Fuchs and Ted Hall were discovered to be sharing information on American progress with the Soviets (Kelly 249). Although those at Los Alamos frequently complained of such measures, they were crucial to the success of the program (Kunetka …show more content…
Hours later, they dropped an atomic bomb, nicknamed “Little Boy,” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, with a blast equal to 15,000 tons of TNT (Beyer 71). The Manhattan Project was a success. After years of development and vast spending, a weapon had been built that was capable of ending wars. As a result of foreign threats, resources were provided to the Manhattan Project that ultimately lead to the successful construction of atomic weapons. Through the genius minds of the world’s leading physicists, the unrivaled funding, and secrecy surrounding the project, the Manhattan Project was able to accomplish each goal it set out to achieve years earlier, when three scientists first drafted their letter to Franklin Delano
Although some may refute the importance …show more content…
At Los Alamos, security was a top priority for Oppenheimer and Groves. Identification badges were required throughout the premises, and all outgoing mail was read and inspected for any possible information leaks (Kelly 169). Although such measures may appear to have breached on the rights of those involved, they were soon justified when scientists Klaus Fuchs and Ted Hall were discovered to be sharing information on American progress with the Soviets (Kelly 249). Although those at Los Alamos frequently complained of such measures, they were crucial to the success of the program (Kunetka …show more content…
Hours later, they dropped an atomic bomb, nicknamed “Little Boy,” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, with a blast equal to 15,000 tons of TNT (Beyer 71). The Manhattan Project was a success. After years of development and vast spending, a weapon had been built that was capable of ending wars. As a result of foreign threats, resources were provided to the Manhattan Project that ultimately lead to the successful construction of atomic weapons. Through the genius minds of the world’s leading physicists, the unrivaled funding, and secrecy surrounding the project, the Manhattan Project was able to accomplish each goal it set out to achieve years earlier, when three scientists first drafted their letter to Franklin Delano