Supposedly the Germans did beat us to the bomb, but they couldn’t field one according to author Joseph P. Farrell.
Joseph P. Farrell - The Nazi A-Bomb, pt 1of4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldQUjd5MIV4
The Germans were no where near developing nuclear weapons. Their biggest obstacle in the matter was themselves. The Nazification of their education system, especially their universities doomed their prospects. All scientific knowledge developed by Jewish scholars was discarded by the the Nazi ideology. This would present a serious problem for anyone trying to develop nuclear weapons. Their efforts in the matter were extremely small and headed in the wrong direction because of it. Their education system became a shambles by the time the Nazis fully implemented their program. A lesson for us on placing ideology (PC) over true academic endeavors. It only leads to disaster.