atomic bomb

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In 1943 the Quebec Agreement formalized a collaboration between British and American scientists who would build the atomic bomb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

America built the atomic bomb when the physics seemed impossible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

The specter of Nazism has always loomed large over the atomic bomb.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2025

"Even though the war was over, the atomic bomb brought invisible terror."

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025

The goal was to isolate the Germans, to keep them from even mentioning the words atomic bomb in public.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin