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Would an Anglo-French atomic project end the war?

France's continued scientific contribution might support joint research, though the European war would probably end before a weapon could be completed.

Question

Could an Anglo-French atomic project end the European war?

Short answer

Probably not; cooperation is possible, but the altered European war would likely end before an atomic weapon could be developed.

Notes

A viewer asks whether active French research and surviving heavy-water resources could produce a joint Anglo-French atomic project. Cooperation is possible, but it would not end this version of the European war. The continuing campaign in France is likely to be resolved before an atomic weapon can be developed. American entry would further change the organization and scale of any later project.