What if Hitler's scientits found Atomic bomb formula before USA ? What would happen then ?

Answer 1

Given that both the Americans and the Germans were working simultaneously on the A-Bomb, even if the Germans got it first, it probably wouldn't have changed much, except for the fact that London (maybe Moscow given the timing) would have been reduced to ashes, as would have Berlin in the counterstrike.

Even if the Germans produced a bomb first, it still would have come late in the war due to the production and development required. The Germans were backsliding well before. . . the reason the war went as long as it did was because Hitler was in denial. Germans, especially after D-Day were flocking to the Western Allies to surrender; Generals were conniving how to assassinate Hitler so there was still a Germany left after the war; after 1943, everyone saw the writing on the wall and didn't want to fall under the heel of the Russians.

At the time too, you have to remember that it was a HUGE exhaust of supplies, manpower, energy and time - much of which was already going towards non-nuclear war production. The Americans specifically built the largest building in the world at the time to house the power generators needed to isolate the isotopes required - drawn from at the time the largest source of power in the world - the TVA. They had multiple development sites on each coast, and in the end, were still only able to make 3 bombs. One tester, and the other two which were eventually set of in Japan. Documentaries actually show that these were literally held together by duct tape! It would be a while before more were produced.

While Truman was initially kept in the dark about the bomb, FDR was fully aware, and fully aware of the time and resources required based on America's own production of the bomb. We were able to scare the hell out of the Japanese, because they assumed that we had a million of these ready to go. FDR would have realized that the Germans would have only been able to have a couple at best as well.

Although probably suffering a public backlash at accepting the loss of London, the Allies (especially the Europeans) would probably have been adamant and continued the war. The Russians would have been further driven to go to Berlin to get the technology. The problem would have been whether or not we would have secured the total surrender of Japan and hence the saving of millions of lives - both Japanese and Allied (American) from the invasion of that mainland, if the remaining bombs had to be used in Europe instead of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. . . and that leads to another entirely different "what if" question.

Answer 2

Since both Germany and the United States were working on the A-bomb, Germany would merely have had if first, under your scenario. That would mean there'd be a nuclear war between the two powers, set off probably by the atomic bombing of the United Kingdom.

Both Germany and the United States would probably have equal bomb-making capacity, but the United States would have more territory for Germany to bomb. That would put the United States at an advantage in a war that would wreak enormous damage on both countries. Whoever could dominate the sea would gain a atrategic advantage, since the bombers would probably have to be modified to be able to take off from carriers with their payload from locations closer to land. German rockets lack the distance and load-bearing capacity to carry A-bombs.

One possibility would be that the war might end in a standoff, with both countries overwhelmed with the devastation. That would allow Germany to keep at least some of the territory it had conquered. All this would motivate Russia into getting its own atomic weaponry faster than it would have. The United States might have become an ally of Russia's to limit German influence.

A key result would have been a hotter cold war than we experienced in the last half of the 20th Century.

Answer 3

Several countries were working on the project at the same time. I feel Germany would have won the race, seeing that their scientist worked on the Manhattan project.

The only reason why the Germans stopped was because the British was able to destroy the heavy water plant and Hitler didn't have any faith in such a weapon and he canned it. Hitler was only a soldier and wasn't educated as a physicist otherwise the consequences would have been dire.

Answer 4

assuming he pressed forward with it and dominated the americans then we'd all be drinking heineken right now. He was dead before we were ready to go so he'd still have to either nuke england or find a way to get it across the ocean.

Answer 5

With Werner von Braun's rockets, Europe would be devestated.

Whether or not he could have hit NYC is another matter, but it would have shifted the war

Answer 6

well you and me would be speaking german maybe even japanese and he wanted to make his own supreme race of blone hair blue eyes thats inbred genes, humanity flush bad things like that quick smart just like a food chain gone wrong

Answer 7

Germany becomes the center of the universe,and german nazis will be treated as gods

Answer 8

Two Words you would have to know from birth Zeig Heil..

Answer 9

They did, but the Russians and Americans stole it, before they could perfect it and thank God they did! We used the scientists involoved..and imported them to America, beating them to the punch....Brilliant!

Answer 10

If we could put a nuclear bomb deep inside your *** then you would explode like a bastard.