The Atomic Bomb

by Barton J. Bernstein

Book Overview

1976: by B. J. Bernstein- There were truly many critical issues. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316091928
• ISBN13: 9780316091923
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

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Putting it all Together

This omnibus book brings together several important writings interconnected and related vis-à-vis the decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Including a short excerpt from Gar Alperovitz's Atomic Diplomacy, this book also tackles the consequences of the bombings. Writings such as Henry Stimson's "The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb" are included to illustrate how, on the one hand, many government officials defended the administration; while, on the other hand, documents such as "The Franck Committee Report" disclose the opposition that existed among concerned scientists. Scientists such as Niels Bohr, Leo Szilard, and James Franck stood on side with the opposition that included such notables as Albert Einstein, Douglas MacArthur, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. The final section of the book contains writings that discuss the justifications for the use of the bomb. Moreover, scholars including Adam Ulam, Barton Bernstein himself, and Dwight MacDonald bring to presence and enter into a discussion with Gar Alperovitz on topics such as atomic diplomacy, the moral significance of Hiroshima, and the Cold War. For its size, Bernstein's contribution to the discussion of Atomic Diplomacy is immeasurable.