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In July 1940, the British scientist determined that a practical atomic bomb could be built. From then on little happens on the atomic bomb project till August 1941 when an Australian Oliphant went to the US to find out why little was happening and he discovers that the information had not reached many of the American physicists so he informed them on the potential of an atomic bomb. Only after that does the atomic bomb project starts to move.

So we have almost a year lost, what if it was not lost?

One year earlier than in the OTL on 6 August 1944, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress of the 393d Bombardment Squadron lifted off. A Germany city is hit.

Probably the first to pick up that something is wrong in Berlin would be the telephone operators. A short time later reports would start filtering into Berlin of the devastation and that it was caused by one bomber dropping one bomb. A short time later over the airwaves, in Berlin, they hear reports of speeches by the Allied leadership that a nuclear weapon was used. Soon the NAZI physicists confirm that an atomic bomb was dropped. Three days later another atomic bomb is dropped over a different German city. In total, an estimated 129,000–226,000 Germans, most of who are civilians have been killed by this weapon. Word starts to spread through the Reich.

German intelligence experts, reports that it is quite likely that Berlin will be the next target.

What happens now?
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