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If the Soviet Union captures an Allied bomb before learning Fission technology, can they still use the bomb? Do they gain the technology just from capturing the bomb?

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If the Soviet Union captures an Allied bomb before learning Fission technology, can they still use the bomb? Do they gain the technology just from capturing the bomb?

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If the Soviets capture an American bomb, they can load it into a bomber and use against its former owners, but they do not gain the Fission technology. It takes a lot less know-how to use a bomb than to build it. (That statement could apply to any weapon from a quarter staff to a stealth bomber).