The ‘Silverplate’ codename eventually became the word that identified the training and operational details of the program as well. bomb-bay was configured to accommodate the ‘Thin Man’ and ‘Fat Man’.
The four 12-foot bomb-bay doors and the fuselage section between the bays were removed and a single 33 ft. ‘Silverplate’ was the codename for the B-29 modification project. The aircraft required substantial modification to be able to carry the atomic bomb. The bomb was to be dropped by the B-29 Boeing Superfortress. These were the early stages of the Cold War. Relationships were straining between the leaders. He was unaware Stalin already knew of the Trinity test and nuclear developments in the US because his Soviet spies within the Manhattan Project had been passing information for some time. Truman was surprised, he had been expecting Stalin to ask questions. Stalin told Truman to “make good use of this new addition to the Allied arsenal”. Nuclear weapons weren’t part of the conference discussions, but during a break Truman mentioned a “powerful new weapon” to Stalin. Clement Attlee (UK) as Deputy Prime Minister, also participated alongside Churchill while awaiting the outcome of the 1945 United Kingdom general election.
Truman (America) – to discuss how to administer Germany after their surrender in World War II. The conference was for the ‘Big Three’ heads of state – Joseph Stalin (USSR), Winston Churchill (UK) and Harry S. The Potsdam Conference was held near Berlin on 17 July 1945, the day after the Trinity test, and was to run until 2 August.