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Why did the U.S. initiate the Manhattan project

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The Manhattan Project was started in response to fears that German scientists had been working on a weapon using nuclear technology since the 1930s and that Adolf Hitler was prepared to use it.
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The Manhattan Project was started in response to fears that German scientists had been working on a weapon using nuclear technology since the 1930s.

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