Some believed that the bomb would be a dud and would fail to explode.
What is the Manhattan Project? Describe its consequences on the post-world war scenario. On this day, exactly 75 years ago, US scientists tested ‘Gadget’ - the world’s first atomic bomb - in what was dubbed as the ‘Trinity Test’.
Mains level : Manhattan Project, WW2 and related stories
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
