商品簡介
The assumptions and attitudes behind opposing views over nuclear weapons were formed in secret during World War II during the discussions about building the bombs and then using them against urban targets. Sherwin (history, Tufts U.) argues that many of the ideas that were originally intended to avert a nuclear arms race after the war were ironically responsible for nuclear proliferation. He examines the decision making process that resulted in the destruction of Hiroshima, suggesting that the use of the bomb was not considered the only option for Japanese surrender, but instead the best political option, especially vis-a-vis Soviet entry into the war. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Pulitzer Prize–winner Martin J. Sherwin is Professor of History at Tufts University, where he founded the Nuclear Age History Center.
