Manhattan Project

Basic Information

The Manhattan Project was the American project to develop the first nuclear weapon during World War II. It resulted in the A-Bomb.

Sources

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia entry

Game and Story Use

• The secrecy and other weirdness of the project make for a good model for other, fictional projects involving superweapons. Don't feel constrained to modern-day or science fiction settings, either - in magic-rich fantasy worlds, nations might attempt to create magical superweapons as well.