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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > comparative politics > leadership (political) > Manhattan Project
social science subjects > business and management > leadership (business) > leadership (political) > Manhattan Project
social science subjects > business and management > leadership (business) > leadership (science and technology) > Manhattan Project
social science subjects > business and management > leadership (business) > leadership (military) > Manhattan Project
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > war, peace and terrorism > war and society > war and technology > Manhattan Project
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > science and technology communication > major infrastructural initiatives > Manhattan Project

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Manhattan Project  

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  • The United States was the first country to create a nuclear weapon and remains the only one to use such a weapon in war. The atomic bomb, and the government-appointed Manhattan Project that developed it, continues to provoke ambivalence among Americans more than 60 years later. [Source: Encyclopedia of War & American Society; Manhattan Project]

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