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Old 09-01-2008
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Re: The A Bombs Of Japan: necessary ???

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Originally Posted by AJG View Post
Make more . Couldn't we?
No, we couldn't. The process for purifying the material for a bomb - enriched uranium - was being developed at the same time as the bomb. There was not enough to "just make more" bombs. As no production yet existed other than pilot scale, any uranium that was enriched was used and used in a bomb not for testing.
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