Manhattan Project
the development of the atomic bomb, the best-kept secret of the war, even Truman didn't know about it when he became president; it was called that b/c it was mainly being worked on at Columbia University in Manhattan
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Hmm. The impact would've been HUGE. Because you're coming face to face with the person you're going to KILL. Sometimes people aren't really affected by death and that's mostly what i think that THESE people are. (For the evidence, I can't see the text but i'm sure you can do something!)