McMahon Act

The McMahon Act is an informal name for the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 which determined, in the wake of World War II how the United States government would control and manage the nuclear technology it had developed.

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Atomic Energy Act - 1946 - World War II - United States

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One of the provisions of the Act was a strict ban on the release of atomic technology to other powers, even to allies. This served to galvanise countries such as the United Kingdom, which had supplied personnel and information to the Manhattan Project team into constructing their own nuclear weapons.

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United Kingdom - Manhattan Project - Nuclear weapons

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