The United Kingdom began the world's first nuclear weapons research project, codenamed Tube Alloys, in 1941.
Sources
- History of nuclear weapons (en.wikipedia.org)
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- https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-and-nuclear-weapons-the-second-world-war-to-the-21st-century/ (ukdefencejournal.org.uk)
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