Manhattan Project The Manhattan Project is the code name for the US government's secret project that was established before World War II and culminated in the development of the nuclear bomb. The idea of forming a research team to create a nuclear weapon was endorsed in a letter than Einstein sent to Franklin Roosevelt, the president of the United States at the time. This was in 1939. In 1942, Enrico Fermi, a physicist, successfully controlled a nuclear …showed first 75 words of 701 total…

…showed last 75 words of 701 total…since WW-II, however. This is because of the concept known as Mutally Assured Destruction (MAD). If the US were to launch an attack against Russia, the Russians would immediately retaliate by launching their missiles, and not only would the US be destroyed, but Russia would as well. Thus, in this game of nuclear warfare, no one can win. If either side decides to play, they both lose, as well as the rest of the world.