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| Title | James B. Conant, nuclear weapons, and the cold war, 1945-1950 |
| Creator/Author | Hershberg, J.D. |
| Publication Date | 1989 Jan 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 6840316 |
| Resource Type | Miscellaneous |
| Resource Relation | Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.) |
| Research Org | Tufts Univ., Medford, MA (USA) |
| Subject | 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; ARMS CONTROL; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; FOREIGN POLICY; MILITARY STRATEGY; NATIONAL DEFENSE; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; POLITICAL ASPECTS; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS; WEAPONS |
| Description/Abstract | This study examines the impact of James B. Conant -- president of Harvard University, adviser to the U.S. government on atomic matters, national public figure -- on the transition period from the end of World War II to the crystallization of the Cold War with the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950. The dissertation delves into Conant's role in formulating U.S. policy on the international control of atomic weapons; his reaction to Cold War pressures on U.S. universities and education; his unsuccessful efforts to lessen official atomic secrecy; his evolving view of the Cold War and nuclear policy; and his part in the controversy over the decision to build the hydrogen bomb. Using newly-available sources, and going beyond the account provided in Conant's memoirs, the dissertation attempts to shed new light on an important figure of the early Cold War period whose actions influenced both U.S. public opinion and secret government policy. |
| Publisher | Medford, MA (US); Tufts Univ. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: X; Size: Pages: (773 p) |
| Availability | University Microfilms, PO Box 1764, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, Order No.89-20,020 |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 08 |
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