Canada was involved in the Manhattan Project.
Sources
- History of nuclear weapons (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/resources/fact-sheets/canadas-contribution-to-nuclear-weapons-development/ (cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca)
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canada-and-the-manhattan-project (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00295450.2021.1913033 (tandfonline.com)
- https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/location/canada/ (ahf.nuclearmuseum.org)
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/a-relic-of-canada-s-atom-age-the-nru-reactor-is-shutting-down-for-good-1.4595836 (cbc.ca)
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