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There have been other threads about the atomic bomb being used against Nazi Germany however this thread is not about what target to choose or the after effects.
What if the atomic bomb is ready for use in January-February 1945. For the purpose of the story let's go with the POD that the Germans do not collapse in France after D-Day and the allies are just reaching the German border in the winter of 1944. In the east the Russians are also stalled in Poland.
President Roosevelt decides to use the new atomic weapon against Germany first, staying the course with the whole "defeat Germany first" plan. My question is what would be the level of British involvement? Because the bomb is going to delivered by a B-29 flying from England what members of the Government would be briefed on the Manhattan Project? Would there be concerns about what if the bomb detonated by accident in England? Would Bomber command and Arthur Harris be briefed? Would Churchill insist on RAF involvement (more than just an observer riding along on a Superfortress)?