The U.S. invested billions of dollars and built entire cities (like Oak Ridge and Los Alamos), while Britain could only provide scientific "brainpower."
Below is an overview of the content typically covered under this theme, focusing on how the British lead in nuclear research was eventually eclipsed by American industrial might. The British Head Start: The MAUD Committee Churchill's Bomb: How the United States Overtoo...
As the project neared success, the U.S. began to restrict British access to key data, fearing post-war commercial competition and Soviet espionage. The Post-War Freeze: The McMahon Act Churchill's Bomb: How the United States Overtoo...