The Atomic Bomb: The Great Decision - Baker, Paul R.

Tight, unmarked; age tanning; light wear to covers; From a 1960s perspective; Chapters include: the decision to use the bomb; the bomb and concurrent negotiations with Japan; the strategic need for the bomb questioned; the great decision - pros and cons; the bomb as a cause of East-West conflict; a demonstration of American power to the Soviet Union; changing ethics in the crucible of war; the enthronement of naked force; the bomb as a deterrent of war; pervasive consequences of nuclear stalemate; moral and social aspects of science and technology; afterthoughts on a fateful decision.
Very Good
Paperback
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
1968
New York, NY