The Atomic Bomb: Decision and Implementation
2009-05-03T13:52:31-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvN2IwXC8wNjY5NDYtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==This forum at the ADMR. Nimitz Museum,Fredericksburg,TX
of
The Atomic Bomb: Decision and Implementation
discussed was the decision by President Truman and military leaders to use the atomic bomb on Japan to end World War II and the controversy over whether Japan would have surrendered without dropping the first two atomic bombs.
They talked about the historical and cultural controversies surrounding the decision to use nuclear weapons on Japan .
Fred Bock, who flew the instrument plane on the Nagasaki mission on August 9, 1945, participated in the panel discussion. The plane that dropped the second bomb on Nagasaki was nicknamed Bock’s Car.
Hodding Carter III,Journalism Professor, Univ.of Maryland
Norman Polmar, Co-Author, ‘Code-Name Downfall’
Kai Bird,Author, ‘The Chairman’
Thomas B. Allen, Co-Author, ‘Code-Name Downfall’
Fred Bock, WWII Veteran, B-29 crew member
of
The Atomic Bomb: Decision and Implementation
discussed was the decision by President Truman and military leaders to use the atomic bomb on Japan to end World War II and the controversy over whether Japan would have surrendered without dropping the first two atomic bombs.
They talked about the historical and cultural controversies surrounding the decision to use nuclear weapons on Japan .
Fred Bock, who flew the instrument plane on the Nagasaki mission on August 9, 1945, participated in the panel discussion. The plane that dropped the second bomb on Nagasaki was nicknamed Bock’s Car.
Hodding Carter III,Journalism Professor, Univ.of Maryland
Norman Polmar, Co-Author, ‘Code-Name Downfall’
Kai Bird,Author, ‘The Chairman’
Thomas B. Allen, Co-Author, ‘Code-Name Downfall’
Fred Bock, WWII Veteran, B-29 crew member
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This forum at the ADMR. Nimitz Museum,Fredericksburg,TX
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The Atomic Bomb: Decision and Implementation
discussed was the decision by President Truman and military leaders to use the atomic bomb on Japan to end World War II and the controversy over whether Japan would have surrendered without dropping the first two atomic bombs.
They talked about the historical and cultural controversies surrounding the decision to use nuclear weapons on Japan .
Fred Bock, who flew the instrument plane on the Nagasaki mission on August 9, 1945, participated in the panel discussion. The plane that dropped the second bomb on Nagasaki was nicknamed Bock’s Car.
Hodding Carter III,Journalism Professor, Univ.of Maryland
Norman Polmar, Co-Author, ‘Code-Name Downfall’
Kai Bird,Author, ‘The Chairman’
Thomas B. Allen, Co-Author, ‘Code-Name Downfall’
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