The number of scientists is unimaginable, and in some departments there are even more people with doctoral titles than the average staff member, and there are many Nobel laureates among them. At its peak, the Manhattan project employed 539,000 people and cost $2.5 billion. This was unmatched by any previous weapons experiment.

When Li Mo received Tian Tian's report, he repeatedly told Tian Tian to do everything possible to sabotage or delay the progress of American research and development, preferably completely sabotage, and the chief scientist had better solve it directly.

The specific implementation depends on Tian Tian, Li Mo is not engaged in intelligence work, and he does not have much experience in this area, but Tian Tian is still very good at intelligence work, and sabotage of the "Manhattan Project" is also Tian Tian's main work at present.

Of course, the United States has also set up a special counter-espionage organization to protect the "Manhattan Project," and it is difficult to say who will win or lose in the secret war, but Li Mo began to lay out the plan several years in advance, so that the German spy engineers smoothly joined the "Manhattan Project" of the United States, which undoubtedly took the lead, and the "Manhattan Project" of the United States was in danger.

The ultimate goal of the Manhattan Project was to build an atomic bomb as soon as possible. Although the Executive Committee had affirmed the feasibility of the plan before it was realized, there were still a number of theoretical and engineering issues to be solved before this new explosion could be realized. On the recommendation of Lawrence, Compton, and others, Groves asked Oppenheimer to take charge of the job.

In order for the atomic bomb research program to be successfully completed, according to Oppenheimer's proposal. The military authorities decided to establish a new research base for fast neutron reactions and atomic bomb structures, which became known as the Los Alamos laboratory. Oppenheimer relied on his talent and wisdom. and his deep insight into the atomic bomb, which led him to be appointed director of the Los Alamos laboratory. It is thanks to such a crucial appointment. It made him earn the title of "Father of the Atomic Bomb" in the United States in the future.

Oppenheimer initially underestimated the difficulties, believing that only six physicists and more than 100 engineers would be sufficient. But by December 1940, the laboratory had grown to more than 2,000 civilian researchers and more than 3,000 military personnel, including more than 1,000 scientists.

Given that most scientists opposed the militarization of the lab, Groves agreed that UC would become the nominal management unit and contract guarantee unit of Los Alamos, with the base's military responsible for lab construction, logistical supply, and security. This guarantees free academic discussion within the laboratory. Oppenheimer encouraged scientists to boldly discuss the scientific aspects of the atomic bomb, suggesting that even the opinions of the gatekeepers would have contributed to the success of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer listened to anyone and was in control of the experiment.

They themselves were not even as clear as Oppenheimer was about the details and progress of their work. On a lot of issues. It was Oppenheimer's decision that made the breakthrough and ensured the implementation of the atomic bomb development schedule. Oppenheimer's prestige among scientists, rank-and-file workers, and government officials grew. Los Alamos is known as the "Nobel Prize Winners' Concentration Camp", and Oppenheimer is known as the "camp commander" of this concentration camp. Oppenheimer did not win the Nobel Prize, but he had such a high level of personal prestige, and his organizational talent and charisma can be seen in this.

Of the 150,000 people working in the Manhattan Project District, only 12 know the full plan. These twelve men were the target of German spies, but it was not easy to enter the heavily guarded "Manhattan Engineering Zone", but the method was figured out, and if necessary, even a few engineer spies who had infiltrated could be sacrificed. This situation is only used when there is no other way, and it is better not to expose the Engineer Spy who infiltrated the "Manhattan Project".

In fact, very few people in the crew knew that they were engaged in the work of building an atomic bomb. For example, the Los Alamos Computing Center performs complex calculations over a long period of time. However, most staff do not understand the practical implications of these tasks.

Since they don't know the purpose of their work, it is impossible for them to take a real interest in it. After that, the work here reached its climax. And there are many staff members who volunteer to stay and work overtime. Through the painstaking efforts of all the personnel, many technical and engineering problems of the atomic bomb were solved.

In the beginning, the United Kingdom and the United States had an exchange of information on nuclear energy. But there was no cooperation. In 1940, Bush and Conant invited Britain to join in to strengthen the project. But the British decisively refused. Because they are unwilling to share their leading technology and do not want to help the United States develop their nuclear weapons. However, because Britain does not have as many manpower and material resources as the United States, it is not willing to lag behind the United States. On July 30, 1940, Churchill and Roosevelt made an unofficial, unwritten agreement on atomic cooperation.

However, this partnership of equals did not last long. In August 1940, Britain demanded substantial control of the project without disbursing any funds, but the United States refused. Relations between the two countries have reversed. Britain's negotiating position deteriorated, and American scientists decided not to accept any outside help. The U.S. Nuclear Policy Council also feared that Britain would build wartime nuclear weapons.

In September 1940, Conant risked exposing the secrets of the weapon's design to invite James? Chadwick and a handful of other British scientists came to Los Angeles to work on the atomic bomb because the project was in dire need of technicians like them. In October 1940, Churchill and Roosevelt signed the Quebec Accord, which restored the cooperation between scientists on scientific research. The US has already invested more than $1 billion in the project, while the UK has invested just £500,000.

A notice encouraging Oak Ridge workers to keep it a secret reads, in English: "What you see, do, and hear here, please stay here when you leave." ”

It can be said that no other plan in history in the United States has been as meticulous as the Manhattan Project. Because of the power of nuclear weapons and the urgency of the war, this forced the plan to be kept in absolute secrecy so as not to provoke the Germans to accelerate the development of their "Manhattan Project", which was in a very serious situation.

But the United States is doing a good job of counter-espionage, and Li Mo has already sent people into their interior, and in order to drag down the United States, it is not yet the time to do it, and when they are more than halfway through their work, it is the time for these hidden German spies to do it.

…… (To be continued......)

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