ABSTRACT

The controversial atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 represent the only occasions when atomic weapons have been employed in war, yet surprisingly little attention has been paid to the relationship between the bombings and the course of subsequent nuclear strategy. Dr. Clark contends that the August 1945 experience was crucially forma

chapter 1|13 pages

The Hiroshima Axioms

chapter 2|19 pages

Our Present Discontents

chapter 3|14 pages

Nuclear Non-Decision Making

chapter 4|23 pages

Nuclear Policy and the Friction of War

chapter 5|15 pages

Nuclear War and Its Termination

chapter 6|17 pages

Nuclear War and Its Justification

chapter |6 pages

Conclusion