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...Following his military instincts, Eisenhower bridled at the thought of keeping modern weapons from his allies,” Yoo wrote. “American and British scientists had already collaborated fruitfully on the Manhattan Project. But Congress had disrupted this cooperation by passing the Atomic Energy (McMahon) Act of 1946, which prohibited the transfer of nuclear secrets to other nations, even close allies like Britain...
...result of the restrictions, Yoo wrote that “Eisenhower secretly launched several projects designed to gradually entrust Europe with more nuclear responsibility...
...result of his greater sharing of military secrets with the Europeans, Yoo continued that Eisenhower’s actions “provoked concern, and, at times, outrage, in Congress...
While Eisenhower wished to share nuclear technology with the nation’s allies, Yoo claimed that Kennedy sought to centralize power by keeping military technology from Britain and France...
...Kennedy wanted to strengthen American hegemony,” Yoo wrote. “[His] strategy demanded European subordination to American leadership...