re: What if the Nazis developed an atomic bomb first?

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Hitler surely would have destroyed New York, Washington, and Moscow.

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The Germans had no means of delivering an atomic bomb to North America. Not even close. And after mid 1944, they could not deliver such a weapon to Moscow either. Their only option would be London.

But even there it would be a struggle. The first atomic bombs weighed almost 10,000 lbs. The V2 could only carry a 2,000 lb warhead, so it would not work. And German bombers were no better of and option. Really the HE-177 was the only viable option.