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G&R Episode 32: Hiroshima and "Atomic Diplomacy," 75 Years Later
G&R Episode 32: Hiroshima and "Atomic Diplomacy," 75 Years Later
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37 minutes
Released:
Aug 6, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
For years, large majorities of Americans have believed that the U.S. had to use the A-Bomb against Japan on August 6th, 1945 to end the war quickly and avoid a land war and thus save one-million American lives. Scott and Bob discuss the use of the bomb, why it was used as a message to the Soviet Union and not a military necessity, the chronology behind the development and deployment of atomic weapons, the U.S. public response to it, and the creation of a new history, a propaganda piece, regarding the use of the bomb. The dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima was vital in the development of the Cold War, the arms race, the military-industrial complex, and the National Security State. Seventy-five years after the first atomic weapon was used by the U.S., it's still a highly-debated and important topic.
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Read more about the decision to drop the atomic bomb:
Gar Alperovitz, The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb
Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan
National Security Archive, "The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II"
Greg Mitchell, The Beginning or the End: How Hollywood―and America―Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Samuel Walker, Prompt and Utter Destruction
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This is a Green and Red Podcast production. "Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac. Produced by Scott (@sparki1969) and Bob (@bobbuzzanco).
This is also the debut of Green and Red on YouTube, so check us out at https://bit.ly/GreenAndRedOnYouTube
Read more about the decision to drop the atomic bomb:
Gar Alperovitz, The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb
Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan
National Security Archive, "The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II"
Greg Mitchell, The Beginning or the End: How Hollywood―and America―Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Samuel Walker, Prompt and Utter Destruction
Follow us at:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenRedPodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastGreenRed
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenredpodcast/
Keep Green and Red Podcast Independent:
Patron: https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast
Green and Red's website: https://greenandredpodcast.org/donate-to-green-and-red/
This is a Green and Red Podcast production. "Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac. Produced by Scott (@sparki1969) and Bob (@bobbuzzanco).
Released:
Aug 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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