how was the soviet union able to to develop the atomic bomb
The Soviet project to develop an atomic bomb (Russian: ÑÐ¾Ð·Ð´Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ðµ ÑÐ¾Ð²ÐµÑÑÐºÐ¾Ð¹ Ð°ÑÐ¾Ð¼Ð½Ð¾Ð¹ Ð±Ð¾Ð¼Ð±Ñ) was a top secret research and development program begun during World War II, in the wake of the Soviet Union 's discovery of the American, British, and Canadian nuclear project.he Soviets accelerated the program after the American atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Soviet atomic project was charged with gathering intelligence on the German nuclear energy project as well as the American nuclear efforts.