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Every few months or so, there's another thread about "WI the Nazis got the bomb?" And the answer is usually, "well, they couldn't have." Well, what if the Nazis tried to get the bomb, but failed?

Let's say they use the money that would have gone into the V2 on trying to build a Hanford-style graphite pile to breed plutonium. How far could they have gotten? How would it effect the post-war world, especially if the Soviets got their hands on some of the scientists and equipment?

For that matter, how much collateral damage would the inevitable Allied air strike cause? Could you fit a production graphite pile into one of the underground bunkers they were building, or would it have to be exposed on the surface?
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