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To: Gib Bogle who wrote (14286)	6/23/2006 5:26:17 PM
From: E. Charters	Read Replies (1) of 78412

Well that was a game played by two people seeking what the other knew, both knowing in turn that they may be monitored. To what extent either one faked error or lack of knowledge may never be known. We do know that Heisenberg was attacked by Nazis early in his career for siding with "Jewish Science" so he knew the dangers of expressing opinions that were unpopular. Most of the analyses of the subject I have seen are either very coloured or very shallow, or possibly both. Bohr continued, with allied encouragement, of which the Nazis may have been aware, to dialogue with Heisenberg until the he was snatched by the British. Heisenberg's assertion to Bohr may have been factual, as we do not know really how close the Germans were to getting a bomb other than that their plutonium supply was meagre. If they had experimented more with this substance the formula for detonation without a competing counter reaction might have become clear to them. Heisenberg may have been told to tell Bohr that as they may have known of his connection to the Allies as he was under house arrest practically, and it may have been an implicit threat. After all, after the war much knowledge of the bomb was leaked in order to use it as a semi-diplomatic weapon. One bomb into London was all it would have taken to end the war. The Germans realizing this knew it could be used with the V2 to cause a stalemate and end conflict. It was desirable to know what the allies knew about principles of a bomb, as they should know about explosive fission if they were to fear it and negotiate because of it. Cab drivers in Toronto mused on such topics as early as 1934 and this question about critical mass was on engineering exams in U of T as early as that date. (I know I have my father's exams from then. It was no secret in fact that a bomb could be made. The Einstein letter was not necessary. Szilard and Teller only needed to say to Roosevelt, who was already building a bomb for over 4 years then, that the Germans were well on their way. Again it could not be revealed to either scientist that MI6 knew that already as they had started work on nuclear fission in Canada as early as 1926. EC<:-}

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