A discussion of the United States' use of the atomic bomb

with Gar Alperovitz and Walter Pincus
in Current Affairs
on Thursday, August 3, 1995 * * * * *

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Gar Alperovitz, author of "The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb", and Walter Pincus of "The Washington Post" talk about World War II, the Pearl Harbor bombing, and the lasting implications of the United States' fateful decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan.

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Keywords:
Nagasaki
Admiral Leahy
Walter Pincus
atomic bomb
FDR
Russia
World War Two
Gar Alperovitz
Hiroshima
Pearl Harbor

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    1. writersblock25  12/01/2010 11:23 PM Report

      I agree. However, I am kind of disappointed, but not especially surprised, when Walter Pincus begins characterizing Gar Alperovitz' works as conspiratorial. Alperovitz may be passionate, but he is certainly not suggesting anything remotely resembling of a conspiracy.

    2. efeinbe2  11/02/2010 10:54 AM Report

      good debate