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The '''atomic bomb''' was the name used in the 1940s for the first of what are now called '''nuclear weapons.''' The USA developed it during [[World War II]] partially out of fear that the Germans and Japanese might be working on such a weapon (as in fact they were, although they did not get very far with their project.)  This development represented the peak of [[Technological Development|technology]] in World War II. Several other countries now also have atomic bombs which were derived from American technology.

The '''atomic bomb''' was the name used in the 1940s for the first of what are now called '''nuclear weapons.''' The USA developed it during [[World War II]] partially out of fear that the Germans and Japanese might be working on such a weapon (as in fact they were, although they did not get very far with their project.)  This development represented the peak of [[Technological Development|technology]] in World War II. Several other countries now also have atomic bombs, some of which were derived from from American technology, some of which were developed independantly.

The secret wartime project that developed the bomb was called by the code name ''the Manhattan project.'' Much of the development took place at Los Alamos, New Mexico. The laboratories built there for the Manhattan Project became what is today the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

The secret wartime project that developed the bomb was called by the code name ''the Manhattan project.'' Much of the development took place at Los Alamos, New Mexico. The laboratories built there for the Manhattan Project became what is today the Los Alamos National Laboratory.