How Close Were the Nazis to Nuclear Weapons?

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Play War Thunder now and get a massive, free bonus pack that includes vehicles, boosters and more on PC and consoles: https://wtplay.link/sidequest2025 | Mobile: https://wtm.game/sidequest2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Nazis came pretty close to their ambitions of world conquest. As it turns out, they also had the world's first nuclear bomb program, yet nevertheless it was the USA that beat them to the punch. But how close were the Nazis to actually developing nuclear weapons? And could they have made the difference in WW2? ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you'd like to see more of these videos, consider supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sidequest_channel Have a fancy historical idea you'd like me to cover? Drop a comment and let me know! ------------------------------------------------------------------- A big THANK YOU to the selfless supporters of SideQuest for their limitless generosity: Michael Casolary, dancingvulture, Adrien Maillet, Alex Newman, Titus Proctor, Clark Teeple, Stoeoef, Quan Van, SerialConvert, Jamesie112, Santos, Oliver McKowen, Jonathan Horn, William DeLoach, Jackie, Victoria Nadasdi, JT96, Alex Schwyn, Diogo Freitas, Viddax, Matty Manziel, AirToxic mist, Matthew Kay, Authari Drake, Daniel ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - WW2, Very Briefly 3:57 - War Thunder! 5:11 - Heavy Water & Other Intricacies ------------------------------------------------------------------- Further Reading: “Heisenberg and the Nazi Atomic Bomb Project, 1939-1945” by Paul Lawrence Rose - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Heisenberg_and_the_Nazi_Atomic_Bomb_Proj/eU7hEAAAQBAJ