How did the mission of kirtland air force base change as it teamed up with the manhattan project? a. kirtland’s role was to test whether older bombs could still be used and to spy on enemy base camps via satellite technology. b. kirtland’s role was to develop new aircraft to carry an atomic bomb and to determine ballistic characteristics for future weapons. c. kirtland’s role was to train soldiers to blend in with the enemy so they could gather intelligence for atomic warfare. d. kirtland’s role was to train the navajo code talkers and to determine ballistic characteristics for future weapons.

The correct answer is B) Kirtland’s role was to develop new aircraft to carry an atomic bomb and to determine ballistic characteristics for future weapons.

Kirtland Field was used as a transportation center for the scientists and for the atomic bombs developed in Los Alamos. The bomb was big and the scientists noted that Kirtland Field was a large airport with a bomb loading pit that supported the atomic bomb.

They developed the “Silverplane aircraft” to carry the bombs and also created a new loading pit adapted to future weapons.

b

Explanation:

president franklin roosevelt supported the tva as part of his first new deal measures approved by congress in 1933. this new agency was designed to control floods, produce electric power, and improve the lives of people living in the tennessee valley. the tva accomplished many of these goals despite problems.

d. dr. francis collins