Nuclear Weapons and the National Interest : The Early Years

Discusses how the U.S. emerged as the world's first nuclear power. Traces the first steps taken by Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt toward development of "the bomb" & the subsequent American efforts to cope with this revolutionary weapon. Relates to a sequence of events after Hiroshima, the Soviet & allied reactions to the bomb's existence & the early discussions about the legitimacy of the weapons. Clarifies how successive governments struggled with the problems posed by nuclear weapons.Wheeler, Michael O. is the author of 'Nuclear Weapons and the National Interest : The Early Years', published 1992 under ISBN 9781568060408 and ISBN 1568060408.