Did German Scientists Truly Try to Construct Nuclear Weapons?

During World War II, it was clear that both the United States and Nazi Germany looked into the possibility of constructing nuclear weapons, weapons that were so destructive that they were often considered inhumane. The United States illustrated the horrific capabilities of the atomic bomb when they dropped one bomb on Hiroshima and another on Nagasaki. Claiming that it was done to end World War II, the United Staes proved both their scientific superiority and their overall power as a nation. This led many to wonder why the Germans didn't construct or go as far as to use nuclear weapons, considering that the Nazis would have no issue with using such a weapon if it were to result in vicotry. For that reason, it leads to the question: did Nazi scientists truly attempt to build nuclear weapons?

Following the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the German scientists that were working at Farm Hall, an English country house near Cambridge, reported a number of claims to the authorities. Some stated that they viewed the United States use of the atomic bomb as "madness", "inhuman" and simply wrong as a means to end World War II, while others spoke of the disgrace and embarassment that was caused by the American scientific superiority. Other than the disgrace and embarassment that the Germans felt over their inferiority, I find it very hard to believe anything that is said by the scientists that worked at Farm Hall. Anyone and everyone who took place in the experimentation at Farm Hall are Nazi scientists and no matter what their excuse is for working with the Nazis, they had a hand in the unsuccessfull attempt to construct an atomic bomb for Nazi Germany.

Therefore, I belive that it is nieve for anyone to claim that Nazi scientists didn't attempt or try to construct nuclear weapons. The Nazis were simply beat to the punch by the United States. For anyone to believe that Nazi scientists didn't put effort into the construction of nuclear weapons as a means of denying Hitler and Nazi Germany of the power that nuclear weapons posess is simply wrong. The men who worked at Farm Hall, whether they believed in National Socialism or not, were monitored on a daily base and were frequently reporting back to high-ranking Nazi officials. The fact of the matter is that there is evidence and proof that the Nazis put a significant amount of effort into constructing nuclear weapons. For that reason, whether out of fear or the idea of advancement, it is apparent that Nazi scientists simpy failed in accomplishing the construction of nuclear weapons, and certainly not because they didnt try.