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What was the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project that Parsons became deputy commander of in 1947?

  • Project to develop chemical weapons

  • Project to develop biological weapons

  • Project dealing with nuclear weapons

  • Project to develop conventional weapons

Answer

The Armed Forces Special Weapons Project was a project dealing with nuclear weapons that Parsons became deputy commander of in 1947. Parsons was a scientist who had worked on the Manhattan Project, the US project that developed the atomic bomb. The Armed Forces Special Weapons Project was responsible for developing and testing nuclear weapons for the US military.
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