The Origins of U.S. Nuclear Strategy, 1945-1953
Contributors: Steven L. Rearden (Editor)
Series: The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute Series on Diplomatic and Economic History, Vol 4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: March 15, 1993
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780312089641
Subjects: American history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Arms negotiation & control; Defence strategy, planning & research; International relations; Nuclear weapons; c 1945 to c 1960; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; USA; Military - Nuclear Warfare; Military Science; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; History / Military / United States; History-Military - Nuclear Warfare; Political Science / International Security; Technology-Military Science; Military Policy; Nuclear Warfare; United States
First sentence: On August 6, 1945, the world entered the age of nuclear warfare when the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese industrial city of Hiroshima.