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March 19, 1995

The Atomic Bomb: Development and Alternatives

Participants talked about the development and use of the atomic bomb against Japan. They analyzed the major factors in the decision to use the new weapon against Hiroshima and Nagasaki what, if any, were the alternative ways to end the war with Japan.

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Barton Bernstein Director Stanford University->International Relations
Hodding Carter III Professor University of Maryland, College Park->Journalism

C.D. Grojean Executive Director Admiral Nimitz Museum
Helen McDonald Curator Admiral Nimitz Museum
Robert Morris Instructor Department of Defense->Strategy
Edward Teller Senior Research Fellow Hoover Institution at Stanford University

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Program ID:: 66944-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Fredericksburg, Texas, United States
First Aired:: Sep 01, 1995 | 9:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: May 26, 2001 | 11:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

Sep 01, 1995 | 9:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Sep 02, 1995 | 12:00am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Sep 02, 1995 | 4:13am EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 21, 2001 | 11:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
May 22, 2001 | 2:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
May 22, 2001 | 6:30am EDT | C-SPAN 3
May 24, 2001 | 11:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
May 25, 2001 | 6:30am EDT | C-SPAN 3
May 26, 2001 | 11:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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