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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 248: Truman and The Bomb with Alex Wellerstein

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Jan 9, 202601:16:54Society & Culture

u/Steelcan909 and u/restricteddata, better known as Alex Wellerstein, discuss the relationship of President Harry Truman and the atomic bombs. Dr. Wellerstein charts Truman's first encounters with nuclear technology, thr...

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 248: Truman and The Bomb with Alex Wellerstein is an episode from The AskHistorians Podcast by AskHistorians Podcast. u/Steelcan909 and u/restricteddata, better known as Alex Wellerstein, discuss the relationsh...

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u/Steelcan909 and u/restricteddata, better known as Alex Wellerstein, discuss the relationship of President Harry Truman and the atomic bombs. Dr. Wellerstein charts Truman's first encounters with nuclear technology, through the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and finally up to the Korean War. Was Truman as anti-nuclear as is often portrayed? Was MacArthur as gung-ho for the bomb? Find out! 76min.

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