The German's 'Uranverein' did NOT detonate any bomb in 1944, nor did they ever. Their research in nuclear weapons pretty much came to a halt in 1942, and quoted 'A-bomb couldn't be reached in a lapse of at least 5 to 10 years' and then they looked for a more favorable research like the V-1 and V-2 rockets.
Why didn't the Germans research more in the A-bomb? Because,
1. A strong initial drive, by a small group of scientists, to launch the project. Germans had this, so did the Americans.
2. Unconditional government support from a certain point in time. Germans had this, so did Americans.
3.Essentially unlimited manpower and industrial resources. Germans did NOT have this, and never did. Americans had a lot more resources and manpower.
4.A concentration of brilliant scientists devoted to the project. Germans had this for some time, but young potential scientists for the project ended up be conscripted in the military and killed.
Americans put the A-bomb on high priority and put anybody with potential into the 'Manhattan Project' program.
When US captured German scientists, the americans found little help what-so-ever in the field.
When the US dropped an atomic weapon on Hiroshima, the captured German scientists were in disbelief and shock that an A-bomb could actually be done.
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