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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''' ---- ----- .'''p001 . ch01 - "It Was Very Clear That He Knew Little of the Task into Which He Was Stepping"''' ---- .p006 [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_L._Stimson | Henry Stimson ]] Roosevelt's secretary of war .p009 Truman wasn't told about the bomb. Negligence, given Roosevelt's age, health, and the decisions ahead. ----- .'''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''' ---- |
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 Henry Stimson Roosevelt's secretary of war
- p009 Truman wasn't told about the bomb. Negligence, given Roosevelt's age, health, and the decisions ahead.
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