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The Manhattan Project built the first nuclear weapons and changed global politics permanently.

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The Manhattan Project built the first nuclear weapons during the Second World War, ending it and opening the atomic age — science that permanently changed global politics.

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Manhattan Projesi ilk nükleer silahları üretti ve küresel siyaseti kalıcı olarak değiştirdi.

Manhattan Projesi, İkinci Dünya Savaşı sırasında ilk nükleer silahları yaptı; savaşı bitirdi ve atom çağını açtı — küresel siyaseti kalıcı olarak değiştiren bir bilim.

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