Super Bomb: Organizational Conflict and the Development of the Hydrogen Bomb

by Ken Young and Warner R Schilling

Super Bomb unveils the story of the events leading up to President Harry S. Truman's 1950 decision to develop a "super," or hydrogen, bomb. That fateful decision and its immediate consequences are detailed in a diverse and complete account built on newly released archives and previously hidden contemporaneous interviews with more than sixty political, military, and scientific figures who were involved in the decision.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501745166
• ISBN13: 9781501745164
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher