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Nuclear energy and the legacy of Harry S. Truman / edited by J. Samuel Walker.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Truman legacy series ; volume 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972--Political and social views.
- Truman, Harry S.
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972--Influence.
- Nuclear energy--Government policy--United States--History--20th century.
- Nuclear energy.
- Nuclear weapons--United States--History--20th century.
- Nuclear weapons.
- Nuclear warfare--History--20th century.
- Nuclear warfare.
- United States--Politics and government--1945-1953.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Kirksville, Missouri : Truman State University Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Introduction / J. Samuel Walker
- Ketsu go: Japanese political and military strategy in 1945 / Richard B. Frank
- Truman, Hiroshima, and the morality of the atomic bomb / Wilson D. Miscamble
- On President Truman's use of the atomic bomb: momentum, timing, and General Groves / Robert S. Norris
- Harry S. Truman and the origins of the nuclear arms race / Martin V. Melosi
- Radioisotopes as political instruments from Truman to Eisenhower / Angela N. H. Creager
- Triumph and trouble in the first temple of the atom: the Atomic Energy Commission and the Raleigh Research Reactor / Thomas R. Wellock
- The decision to drop the bomb and Truman's nuclear legacy: concluding remarks / William Lanouette.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61248-160-4
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