The number of scientists is unimaginable. In some departments, there are even more people holding doctoral titles than ordinary staff, and there are many Nobel Prize winners. "Manhattan" costs as much as $2.5 billion. This is incomparable to any weapon experiment before this.

Now Li Mo sent the spy physics engineer to apply for a job or recommend it to enter the "Manhattan Project" in the United States. Tian Tian was responsible for this work alone. When Li Mo received Tian Tian's report, he repeatedly told Tian Tian to do everything possible to destroy or delay the progress of the United States' R&D, and it would be better to completely destroy it, and the chief scientist would be better to solve it directly.

The specific implementation depends on Tian Tian. Li Mo is not an intelligence work and has no experience in this area. However, Tian Tian is still very good at intelligence work. Destroying the "Manhattan Plan" is also Tian Tian's current main task.

Of course, the United States has also set up a special anti-espionage organization to protect the "Manhattan Plan". It is hard to say who wins and loses in the secret war, but Li Mo began to make arrangements a few years in advance, allowing German spy engineers to join the United States' "Manhattan Plan", which undoubtedly took the lead, and the United States' "Manhattan Plan" is in danger.

The ultimate goal of the Manhattan Project is to create an atomic bomb as soon as possible. Although the Executive Committee had affirmed its feasibility before this plan, there are still a large number of theoretical and engineering problems that need to be solved to achieve this new explosion. With the recommendation of Lawrence, Compton and others, Groves asked Oppenheimer to be responsible for this work.

In order to ensure the atomic bomb research project was successfully completed, according to Oppenheimer's suggestion, the military authorities decided to establish a new research base for fast neutron reaction and atomic bomb structure, which was later famous for the world. Oppenheimer was appointed as the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory with his talent and wisdom, as well as his profound insight into the atomic bomb. It was precisely because of such a crucial appointment that he won the title of "Father of the Atomic Bomb" in the United States in the future.

Oppenheimer initially underestimated the difficulties, believing that only six physicists and more than 100 engineering and technical personnel would be enough. But by December 1940, the laboratory had more than 2,000 civilian researchers and more than 3,000 military personnel, including more than 1,000 scientists.

Given that most scientists oppose the militarization of the laboratory, Groves agreed that the University of California would become the nominal management unit and contract guarantee unit of Los Alamos, and the base's army was responsible for laboratory construction, logistics supply and security. This ensured free academic discussions within the laboratory. Oppenheimer encouraged scientists to boldly discuss scientific issues related to the atomic bomb, and even the opinions of the gatekeepers would be of some help to the success of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer paid attention to listening to anyone's opinions and mastering the entire experimental process.

They themselves are not even as clear as Oppenheimer's details and progress as Oppenheimer. On many issues, breakthroughs were made due to Oppenheimer's decision, ensuring the implementation of the atomic bomb development timetable. Oppenheimer's prestige among scientists, ordinary employees and government officials is getting higher and higher. Los Alamos is known as the "Nobel Prize winner concentration camp", and people call Oppenheimer the "battalion commander" of this concentration camp. Oppenheimer has never won the Nobel Prize. However, he has such a high personal prestige, which shows his organizational talents and personal charm.

Among the 150,000 people working in the "Manhattan Engineering Area", only 12 people knew the overall plan. These twelve people were the target of German spies, but it was not easy to enter the heavily guarded "Manhattan Engineering Area", but the method was thought out. It is okay to sacrifice a few engineer spies who were involved when necessary. This situation is only used when there is no other way. It is better not to expose the engineer spies who were involved in the "Manhattan Plan".

In fact, few of the staff knew that they were engaged in the work of making atomic bombs. For example, the Los Alamos Computing Center conducted complex calculations for a long time. But most staff members did not understand the practical significance of these tasks.

Since they do not know the purpose of their work, it is impossible to make them really interested in their work. Since then, the work here has reached *. Many staff members voluntarily stayed to work overtime. After the hard work of all the staff, many technical and engineering problems of the atomic bomb were solved.

At first, Britain and the United States exchanged information on nuclear energy, but did not cooperate. In 1940, Bush and Conan invited Britain to join to strengthen the strength of the project, but Britain decisively refused. Because they were unwilling to share their leading technology and were unwilling to help the United States develop their nuclear weapons. However, because Britain did not have as sufficient manpower and material resources as the United States, it was not willing to fall behind the United States. On July 30, 1940, Churchill and Roosevelt made an informal and unwritten agreement on atomic cooperation.

However, this equal partnership did not last long. In August 1940, Britain demanded substantial control of the project without paying any funds. It was rejected by the United States. The relationship between the two countries was reversed. Britain's negotiation status deteriorated, and American scientists decided not to accept any foreign help. The U.S. nuclear policy committee member was also worried that Britain would manufacture wartime nuclear weapons.

In September 1940, Conant risked exposing the secrets of weapon design to invite James Chadwick and several other British scientists to Los Angeles to participate in atomic bomb design because the project requires technicians like them very much. In October 1940, Churchill and Roosevelt signed the Quebec Agreement, which restored the issue of scientists working together on scientific research issues. The United States had invested more than $1 billion in this project, while the United Kingdom invested only 500,000 pounds.

A notice encourages Oak Ridge workers to keep it confidential, and read in English: "What you see, do, hear, stay here when you leave."

It can be said that in history, there is no plan in the United States that has been as strict as the Manhattan Plan. Due to the powerful power of nuclear weapons and the urgent situation of war, this requires that the plan must be absolutely confidential to avoid stimulating the Germans to accelerate their development of their "Manhattan Plan", and the confidentiality situation of this plan is very serious.

However, the United States has done a good job in counter-espionage work. Li Mo has sent people to their insides. In order to hold back the United States, it is not the time to take action. When their work is over halfway, it is the time for these hidden German spies to take action.

…(To be continued)

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