Atomic Diplomacy: Hiroshima and Potsdam
The Use of Atomic Bomb and the American Confrontation With Soviet Power
Alperovitz, Gar
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York, USA
Year First Published: {14557 Atomic Diplomacy: Hiroshima and Potsdam ATOMIC DIPLOMACY HIROSHIMA AND POTSDAM The Use of Atomic Bomb and the American Confrontation With Soviet Power Alperovitz, Gar Vintage Books New York USA Alperovitz argues that the use of atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasai were not necessary to bring about Japan's surrender in the Second World War, and that the U.S. leadership was well aware of this fact. The decision to use nuclear weapons was predicated, says Alperovitz, on a desire to test the weapons on actual cities, as well as a wish to use them to intimidate the Soviet Union. 1965 1994 402pp BC14557s-Alperovitz-Atomic.jpg B Book 978-0745309477 CX19878 1 false true false CX19878.htm [] Cx}
Year Published: 1994
Pages: 402pp ISBN: 978-0745309477
Resource Type: Book
Cx Number: CX19878
Alperovitz argues that the use of atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasai were not necessary to bring about Japan's surrender in the Second World War, and that the U.S. leadership was well aware of this fact. The decision to use nuclear weapons was predicated, says Alperovitz, on a desire to test the weapons on actual cities, as well as a wish to use them to intimidate the Soviet Union.
