WWII Parallels

[Balin999]

If the Ring is nuclear weapons, why was it initially created by Mordor then lost and found by the 'allies'?

First of all, I don't think the books have anything to do with WW II, allthough there are certain similarities.

But, following the above quote, once I heard that actually Japan was trying to bring radioactive material to Germany via a submarine, and that the US caught the submarine, took the Uran or Putonium and made their own nuclear bomb and attacked Japan with it.
I don't know if this story is true, but if it is, it could be the explanation to the above question. On the other hand, I don't think that Tolkien could have known about the radioactive material, so my information is pretty useless. (Good work, Balin [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img])