The dragon's tail : Americans face the atomic age /

The dragon's tail : Americans face the atomic age /

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"When President Harry Truman introduced the atomic bomb to the world in 1945, he described it as a God-given harnessing of "the basic power of the universe." Six days later a New York Times editorial framed the dilemma of the new Atomic Age for its readers: "Here the long pilgrim...

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Main Author: Jacobs, Robert A., 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©2010.
Series:Culture, politics, and the Cold War.
Subjects:
Since 1900
Radioactive fallout survival.
Social change > United States > History > 20th century > Sources.
Social change > United States > History > 20th century.
War and society > United States > History > 20th century > Sources.
War and society > United States > History > 20th century.
Nuclear warfare > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century > Sources.
Nuclear warfare > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Atomic bomb > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century > Sources.
Atomic bomb > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
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United States > Civilization > 1945-
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