Could you define ‘start’ like does that mean 1) write b*mb on a wishlist 2) steal a b*mb 3) cultivate an advanced nuclear physics research community with strong engineering fundamentals and conduct a series of experiments culminating in the development of the same?

@tftftftftftftftftftftftf As far as Wikipedia policy goes, it takes some https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources to write that it indeed started a nuclear [research] program. A wishlist isn't notable, stealing isn't research. See for example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran