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 .pxi . Introduction
 .p001 . ch01 - "It Was Very Clear That He Knew Little of the Task into Which He Was Stepping"
 .p016 . ch02 - "Modern Civilization Might Be Completely Destroyed"
 .p026 . ch03 - "A Blanket of Fire"
 .p035 . ch04 - "A Decision Not to Upset the Existing Plans"
 .p049 . ch05 - "A Profound Psychological Impression"
 .p058 . ch06 - "It Makes Presiding Over the Senate Seem Tame"
 .p072 . ch07 - "The Target Will Be a Purely Military One"
 .p081 . ch08 - "The Greatest Thing in History"
 .p098 . ch09 - "The Thought of Wiping Out Another 100,000 People Was Too Horrible"
 .p108 . ch10 - "It Is a Dangerous Thing to Just Give Them the Power and Hope That They Will Not Take Advantage of It"
 .p126 . ch11 - "I Told Him the Blood Was on My Hands"
 .p140 . ch12 - "The Battle of the Atom Still Goes On"
 .p152 . ch13 - "It is Quite Possible to Depopulate Vast Areas of the Earth's Surface"
 .p162 . ch14 - "If We Aren't Going to Use Them, That Doesn't Make Any Sense"
 .p176 . ch15 - "An Atomic Explosion Occurred in the Central USSR"
 .p189 . ch16 - "A Weapon That Will Kill Ten Million People"
 .p208 . ch17 - "We Are in a Hell of a Mess"
 .p221 . ch18 - "A Play Actor and a Bunko Man"
 .p230 . ch19 - "I Assume He Told Someone"
 .p241 . ch20 - "That Includes Every Weapon That We Have"
 .p254 . ch21 - "The Enemy Could Not Have Marched Across That Radiated Belt"
 .p262 . ch22 - "Charting A Course From Which We Cannot Turn"
 .p282 . ch23 - "We Devoutly Hoped That They Would Not Have to Be Used"
 .p306 . Conclusion
 .p321 . Acknowledgements
 .p323 . Notes
 .p377 . Bibliography
 .p391 . Index





  .'''pxi . Introduction'''
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 .'''p001 . ch01 - "It Was Very Clear That He Knew Little of the Task into Which He Was Stepping"'''
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 .p006
 .p009

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 .'''p016 . ch02 - "Modern Civilization Might Be Completely Destroyed"'''
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 .p018
 .p018
 .p025

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 .'''p026 . ch03 - "A Blanket of Fire"'''
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 .p026

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 .'''p035 . ch04 - "A Decision Not to Upset the Existing Plans"'''
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 .p035
 .p037
 .p038
 .p039
 .p041


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 .'''p049 . ch05 - "A Profound Psychological Impression"'''
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 .p056

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 .'''p058 . ch06 - "It Makes Presiding Over the Senate Seem Tame"'''
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 .p067

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 .'''p072 . ch07 - "The Target Will Be a Purely Military One"'''
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 .p076
 .p077
 .p079

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 .'''p081 . ch08 - "The Greatest Thing in History"'''
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 .'''p098 . ch09 - "The Thought of Wiping Out Another 100,000 People Was Too Horrible"'''
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 .p099
 .p104
 .p105
 .p106

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 .'''p108 . ch10 - "It Is a Dangerous Thing to Just Give Them the Power and Hope That They Will Not Take Advantage of It"'''
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 .p120

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 .'''p126 . ch11 - "I Told Him the Blood Was on My Hands"'''
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 .'''p140 . ch12 - "The Battle of the Atom Still Goes On"'''
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 .p143
 .p144
 .p147
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 .'''p152 . ch13 - "It is Quite Possible to Depopulate Vast Areas of the Earth's Surface"'''
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 .p154
 .p154
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 .p155
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 .'''p162 . ch14 - "If We Aren't Going to Use Them, That Doesn't Make Any Sense"'''
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 .p163
 .p163
 .p165
 .p165
 .p166
 .p169
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 .'''p176 . ch15 - "An Atomic Explosion Occurred in the Central USSR"'''
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 .p179
 .p180
 .p181
 .p184
 .p187
 .p187

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 .'''p189 . ch16 - "A Weapon That Will Kill Ten Million People"'''
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 .p189
 .p191
 .p202

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 .'''p208 . ch17 - "We Are in a Hell of a Mess"'''
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 .p209
 .p213
 .p217

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 .'''p221 . ch18 - "A Play Actor and a Bunko Man"'''
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 .'''p230 . ch19 - "I Assume He Told Someone"'''
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 .'''p241 . ch20 - "That Includes Every Weapon That We Have"'''
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 .p243
 .p249

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 .'''p254 . ch21 - "The Enemy Could Not Have Marched Across That Radiated Belt"'''
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 .p261

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 .'''p262 . ch22 - "Charting A Course From Which We Cannot Turn"'''
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 .p268
 .p269
 .p270
 .p271
 .p276
 .p279
 .p280
 .p281

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 .'''p282 . ch23 - "We Devoutly Hoped That They Would Not Have to Be Used"'''
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 .p283
 .p298
 .p299
 .p301

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 .'''p306 . Conclusion'''
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 .p313
 .p317
 .p318
 .p319

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 .'''p321 . Acknowledgements'''
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 .p324

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 .'''p323 . Notes'''
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 .'''p377 . Bibliography'''
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 .'''p391 . Index'''
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The Most Awful Responsibility

Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age

Alex Wellerstein . 2025 . 21+408 pages . 355.0217 WEL . Beaverton Lib

  • pxi . Introduction

  • p001 . ch01 - "It Was Very Clear That He Knew Little of the Task into Which He Was Stepping"

  • p006
  • p009

  • p016 . ch02 - "Modern Civilization Might Be Completely Destroyed"

  • p018
  • p018
  • p025

  • p026 . ch03 - "A Blanket of Fire"

  • p026

  • p035 . ch04 - "A Decision Not to Upset the Existing Plans"

  • p035
  • p037
  • p038
  • p039
  • p041

  • p049 . ch05 - "A Profound Psychological Impression"

  • p056

  • p058 . ch06 - "It Makes Presiding Over the Senate Seem Tame"

  • p067

  • p072 . ch07 - "The Target Will Be a Purely Military One"

  • p074
  • p076
  • p077
  • p079

  • p081 . ch08 - "The Greatest Thing in History"

  • p096
  • p097

  • p098 . ch09 - "The Thought of Wiping Out Another 100,000 People Was Too Horrible"

  • p099
  • p104
  • p105
  • p106

  • p108 . ch10 - "It Is a Dangerous Thing to Just Give Them the Power and Hope That They Will Not Take Advantage of It"

  • p109
  • p120

  • p126 . ch11 - "I Told Him the Blood Was on My Hands"

  • p127
  • p130
  • p131

  • p140 . ch12 - "The Battle of the Atom Still Goes On"

  • p141
  • p143
  • p144
  • p147
  • p149
  • p150

  • p152 . ch13 - "It is Quite Possible to Depopulate Vast Areas of the Earth's Surface"

  • p152
  • p153
  • p154
  • p154
  • p155
  • p156
  • p155
  • p158
  • p159
  • p159

  • p162 . ch14 - "If We Aren't Going to Use Them, That Doesn't Make Any Sense"

  • p162
  • p163
  • p163
  • p165
  • p165
  • p166
  • p169
  • p171
  • p174
  • p175

  • p176 . ch15 - "An Atomic Explosion Occurred in the Central USSR"

  • p179
  • p180
  • p181
  • p184
  • p187
  • p187

  • p189 . ch16 - "A Weapon That Will Kill Ten Million People"

  • p189
  • p191
  • p202

  • p208 . ch17 - "We Are in a Hell of a Mess"

  • p209
  • p213
  • p217

  • p221 . ch18 - "A Play Actor and a Bunko Man"

  • p230 . ch19 - "I Assume He Told Someone"

  • p241 . ch20 - "That Includes Every Weapon That We Have"

  • p243
  • p249

  • p254 . ch21 - "The Enemy Could Not Have Marched Across That Radiated Belt"

  • p261

  • p262 . ch22 - "Charting A Course From Which We Cannot Turn"

  • p268
  • p269
  • p270
  • p271
  • p276
  • p279
  • p280
  • p281

  • p282 . ch23 - "We Devoutly Hoped That They Would Not Have to Be Used"

  • p283
  • p298
  • p299
  • p301

  • p306 . Conclusion

  • p313
  • p317
  • p318
  • p319

  • p321 . Acknowledgements

  • p324

  • p323 . Notes

  • p377 . Bibliography

  • p391 . Index

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