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The most awful responsibility : Truman and the secret struggle for control of the Atomic Age /

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A history of the process for using and controlling atomic weapons during World War II and at the beginning of the Cold War.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wellerstein, Alex (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, [2025].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Truman, Harry S., > 1884-1972.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Atomic bomb > United States > History.
Nuclear arms control > History > 20th century.
Cold War.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) > History > Bombardment, 1945.
Nagasaki-shi (Japan) > History > Bombardment, 1945.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State.
HISTORY / Military / Weapons.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
Description
Summary:A history of the process for using and controlling atomic weapons during World War II and at the beginning of the Cold War.
Physical Description:xix, 406 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780063379435
0063379430