What steps were taken to consolidate and safeguard the knowledge

gained during execution of the Project; that is, to benefit from “lessons
learned?”
The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”William Faulkner In this Module, we consider
what happens to a project once it reaches the finish line, if it ever does.Some projects, such
as the iPhone, are finished at product rollout. Production, of course, continues as a frantic
pace, but the design is frozen, at least for a time.Other major projects, notably telescopes
and particle accelerators, are never finished, at least in the eyes of the development teams.
Rather, they’re taken away from them by the customers, who are anxious to begin work,
and convinced that better is the enemy of good enough. Other projects just sort of wither
away. President Reagan’s ballistic missile defense system, popularly known as Star Wars,
encountered a plethora of technical challenges and budget overruns. The collapse of the
Soviet Union in 1989 decreased the perceived urgency of a missile defense system, and the
program has languished ever since. The first full-scale test, to be followed by an operational
deployment, was cancelled in 2009.The Manhattan Project was enormously successful, yet
it stalled at the end of WWII. The US had a monopoly on nuclear weapons, which it wanted
to safeguard; yet after the tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946, the stockpile of A-bombs was
exhausted. The propeller-driven B29 bomber continued to be the only delivery system. The
elite team of physicist at Los Alamos dispersed to institutes and university faculties.
Although the “Fat Man” bomb was a massive, inefficient device, no new design work was
undertaken.Obviously, nuclear weapons did not go away. In addition to weapons
development, a host of ancillary industries have come into being, such as nuclear power
generation. The newest generation of thermonuclear weapons, with yields in the megaton
range, can be carried in backpacks. What happened?For this Case, please trace the evolution
of the American nuclear weapons program from VJ Day (Sep 2, 1945) through dissolution of
the Manhattan Engineer District in 1947. Be sure to address the following questions:Q1:
What steps were taken to consolidate and safeguard the knowledge gained during
execution of the Project; that is, to benefit from “lessons learned?”Q2: What decisions were
made concerning the sharing of that knowledge?Q3: Most American officials were
convinced that “the secret” of the A-bomb could remain an American monopoly, given
adequate security. Was that realistic? Why or why not?Q4: How did the organizational
legacy of the Manhattan Project, particularly the strong link between basic scientific
research and national security, affect American policy going forward?Q5: With the benefit of
hindsight, and modern project management techniques, how could the end of the
Manhattan Project have been managed more effectively?Assignment ExpectationsIntegrate
your answers to the above questions into a well-constructed essay. Feel free to use tables
and bulleted lists, if appropriate.The readings do not provide specific answers to every
question. You will need to “fill in the gaps,” using your understanding of the Project’s
history, plus the Background Information.Style and format must comply with the Writing
Style Guide. ( TUI Guide, n.d.)This is not an English course; however, errors in spelling,
grammar and style will be penalized.Provide citations and references. Use of APA style
(Writing Guide) is encouraged, but not required.There is no page requirement. Write what
you need to write, neither more nor less.