Atomic bomb: Ultimate faith of diplomacy. Research report, August 1992-April 1993
This paper examines the development and use of the atomic bombs as the means of achieving a grand strategy formulated by United States President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill as early as 1943. This grand strategy consisted of two main goals. First, if necessary, the atomic bombs would be used to end World War II as soon as they were ready. Second, the existence of the atomic bombs would be used as a diplomatic hammer to shape the political landscape of the postwar world - a direct warning to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin not to attempt to hegemonize Eastern Europe and the Far East. Was the grand strategy successfully accomplished. Could newly sworn President Harry Truman have employed diplomatic means to quickly and successfully end World War II without resorting to the use of the atomic bombs against Japan.
- Research Organization:
- Industrial Coll. of the Armed Forces, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 7205587
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-276871/1/XAB; NDU-ICAF-93-S25
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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