"They did nothing less than save the world."
--Charles Kuralt
CBS News Correspondent
(Interview by Charles Kuralt at Lillehammer, Norway Olympics with Knut Haukelid)
Thesis:
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In 1945, the USA dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, killing over 75,000 people. Just three years earlier in 1942, Germany was far ahead of the Allies in the race to create a Nuclear Weapon due to both its unique resources and superior scientific knowledge. The Allies needed more time to develop their bomb, and the world needed Germany to stay nuclear-free. In response to these needs, the Allies launched a series of secret operations. This is the story of the daring men who halted the nuclear bomb process and "did nothing less than save the world."
(Crewe, Sabrina, and Dale Anderson. The Atom Bomb Project.)
(Crewe, Sabrina, and Dale Anderson. The Atom Bomb Project.)