The discovery of nuclear fission in 1938 ultimately led to the creation of the first atomic bomb. In what city did the discovery take place in?
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What was the code name for the American-led effort to develop a nuclear bomb during WWII?
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On July 16th, 1945, the US government detonated a nuclear bomb in the New Mexico desert as a test. What was the name of this test?
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What was the name of the official ultimatum presented to Japan on July 26th, 1945 calling for their total surrender? The ultimatum stated that if Japan did not surrender it would face "prompt and utter destruction."
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What Japanese city did Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson order be removed from potential target lists for the atomic bomb?
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What was the code name of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945?
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What was the name of the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima?
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After witnessing the first detonation of a nuclear weapon in 1945, who said the line "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds"?
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How many days apart were the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
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What was the code name for the bomb dropped on Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945?
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What was the name of the plane that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki?
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After the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th, 1945, when did Japan surrender to the Allies?
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What is the estimated death toll range from both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings combined?
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How many countries currently possess nuclear weapons?
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The most powerful nuclear bomb ever created is named Tsar Bomba. It was developed and tested in 1961 by what country?
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