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Originally posted by teal:
*If* I remember my history correctly...

In world war II justification for making nuclear weapons was that Hitler was making them. At end of the war is was discovered that Nazi nuclear weapons project was a complete joke. Then many people felt bad about making nuclear weapons, many other people felt good about it.

No point. I just find the parallel somewhat interesting to think about.

Yes, but I am not convinced it was a complete joke.

Apprently Germany was taking all the heavy water Norway could produce and wanted more. The allies knew this and feared that Germany would get the bomb first.

At war's end they discovered that Germany was not nearly advanced as they had thought.

I've also read that Germany's research program was somewhat chaotic. There was a tendancy to improve existing models of equipement rather than come up with completely new designs.

Also research projects would be started and then put on the backburner.

This changed in late 1942, but by then it was too late.

It was a change sponsored by necessity as their equipement was becoming increasingly out of date. For example, the Russian T4 sponored a major research program into new tanks.

Or the allies air superiority sponsored final research into the V1, V2 and the jet.