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| One of the main guys who helped build the atomic bomb. Was against using the bomb (just wanted it to be used as a threat) |
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| these are a bombs: neutrons fired at uranium create a chain reaction |
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| h hombs: hydrogen fuses together and kicks out a neutron at high velocity, resulting in greater chain reactions. |
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| Secretary of war. formed the interim committee, wanted the bomb to be dropped. Was a fan of more disclosure to other countries |
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| committee whose purpose was to discuss the consequences of dropping the bomb (but assumed that the bomb WAS going to be dropped) |
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| discussed where bombs would be dropped for optimal strategic effects. |
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| believed nuclear arms could only be controlled through an international committee. Influenced the Acheson Lilienthal Report. Later regretted after the bomb was dropped |
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| Acheson- lillenthal report |
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| concluded that all fissile materials should be owned by an international agency which would then give the materials in small amounts to countries. Rejected by USSR (one clause was that they NOT produce any nuclear weapons) |
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| based on Acheson-lillenthal (modified for UN proposal), it was a plan to prevent proliferation. main points were to 1) stop countries from building any bombs 2) US would fork over all nbombs to UN. USSR rejected it, saying UN was dominated by US anyways. |
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| peace treaty for Japan that vaguely referenced keeping the emperor in throne. USSR not invited to sign the treaty. |
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| Secretary of State, wanted to bomb japan (?) |
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| Bill drafted to put all atomic research under military control |
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| China backed down agression after US used nbombs |
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| sought to promote peaceful use of nukes |
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| US, SU, and UK met to discuss how to deal with defeated germany as well as Japan. purposely set to to a date where US had successfully tested the first bomb, trinity |
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