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...need for the Bomb. Secretary of State James Byrnes, Truman's closest confidant on atomic matters, was eager to "get the Japanese affair over before the Russians got in" and felt that knowledge of America's new weapon would make the Soviets "more manageable." Secretary of War Henry Stimson, perhaps the most respected U.S. statesman of the century, was wary of using the Bomb as a diplomatic bludgeon, but even he referred to it as a "master card" in Washington's dealings with the Kremlin...
Ways to avoid dropping the Bomb were never really a matter of discussion. At one White House meeting in June, Stimson's assistant John McCloy suggested that Japan be issued a warning about the weapon and offered surrender terms that allowed the retention of the Emperor. McCloy's goal, however, was not so much to prevent the Bomb from being dropped as to avoid the need for the invasion being planned at the meeting. The secrecy surrounding the device known as S-1 was so pervasive that a hush quickly fell over the room and exploration of the options...
...students will be able to apply to spend time at Cambridge before they will have completed their first law degree,” said William P. Alford, HLS vice dean for the graduate program and international studies and Stimson Professor of Law. “Cambridge has never really done anything like that with an American university...
After being provoked like that, I visit the Henry L. Stimson Center (www.stimson. org), which has a free library of frequently updated reports that tell you more than most people want to know about biochemical terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Some other recommended sites include Parameters, the U.S. Army War College's journal (carlisle-www.army. mil/usawc/Parameters), which is to the Army what the New England Journal of Medicine is to doctors; the Center for Strategic and International Studies www.csis.org) which has great stuff on fighting Iraq; and the Pentagon's official news outlet www.defenselink.mil/news)--be sure to check its special...
...After being provoked like that, I visit the Henry L. Stimson Center (www.stimson.org), which has a free library of frequently updated reports that tell you more than most people want to know about biochemical terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Some other recommended sites include Parameters, the U.S. Army War College's journal (carlisle-www.army.mil/usawc/Parameters), which is to the Army what the New England Journal of Medicine is to doctors; the Center for Strategic and International Studies (www.csis.org), which has great stuff on fighting Iraq; and the Pentagon's official news outlet (www.defenselink.mil/news) - be sure to check its special...