The First Anglo-American Nuclear Collaboration-Try To Discuss Anglo-American Special Relationship

Britain had been the most important ally of the United States in the world since the world war II .In American global strategy, Britain's position is more important than other countries. The Anglo-American rclationship had the call of "special relationship". The relationship was largely embodied in defense cooperation, particularly in the nuclear field. Anglo-American nuclear collaboration is an important part of the history of overall Anglo-American relations. The thesis of first Anglo-American nuclear collaboration has important theoretical and practical significance.The paper is composed of the preface, the main content and the ending. The preface focuses on introducing the works on this topic and research meaning and present study to make preparation for the later analysis.Part one details the background and evolvement of the first Anglo-American nuclear collaboration. The new discoveries in Nuclear physics are the theoretical basis of atomic bomb. During world war II, as a result of misgivings about Germany taking the lead in possessing atomic bomb, the United Kingdom and United States negotiate for cooperating in nuclear testing and research.Part two introduces the course of first Anglo-American nuclear collaboration. Churchill signed the Quebec Agreement with President Roosevelt in 1943, enabling British scientists to work with Americans at the center in Manhattan on nuclear research and development.Part three demonstrates the rupture of the first Anglo-American nuclear collaboration. In the early period of past-war, for the strategy of the monopoly nuclear power, the United States senate passed the bill of McMahon Act. The McMahon Act of 1946 is the main obstacle on the way to Anglo-American nuclear collaboration. The first cooperation came to the end.Part four, through analyze the nuclear collaboration between America government and US government, finally to point out the essence which between Britain and American relation.