Fallout: conspiracy, cover-up, and the deceitful case for the atom bomb
"The justification for the atomic bomb was simple: it would defeat Hitler and end the Second World War faster, saving lives. The reality was different. [This book] dismantles the conventional story of why the atom bomb was built. Peter Watson has found new documents showing that long before the...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "The justification for the atomic bomb was simple: it would defeat Hitler and end the Second World War faster, saving lives. The reality was different. [This book] dismantles the conventional story of why the atom bomb was built. Peter Watson has found new documents showing that long before the Allied bomb was operational, it was clear that Germany had no atomic weapons of its own and was not likely to. The British knew this, but didn't share their knowledge with the Americans, who in turn deceived the British about the extent to which the Soviets had penetrated their plans to build and deploy the bomb. The dark secret was that the bomb was dropped not to decisively end the war in the Pacific but to warn off Stalin's Russia, still in principle a military ally of the US and Britain. It did not bring a hot war to an abrupt end; instead it set up the terms for a Cold one to begin. Moreover, none of the scientists recruited to build the bomb had any idea that the purpose of the bomb had been secretly changed and that Russian deterrence was its new objective. Fallout vividly reveals the story of the unnecessary building of the atomic bomb, the most destructive weapon in the world, and the long-term consequences that are still playing out to this day."--Dust jacket |
| Beschreibung: | "A new history" |
| Beschreibung: | 423 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Portraits |
| ISBN: | 9781610399616 |
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Preface — Cover-Up: ‘When the Righteous Sin’ i
PART ONE
Incognito: Klaus Fuchs and Niels Bohr
x. Zigzag ii
PART TWO
The Overestimate of the Germans
z. The Taste of Fear: The Menace of Fission 2.5
3. The Beginnings of a ‘Strategic Game’ 38
4. Struggles over Secrecy 46
5. The Midwives 69
6. The Strategic Sabotage of Heavy Water 75
7. The First Glimpses of Germany’s Nuclear Secrets 81
8. The ‘Crown Jewel’ of Secrets 93
9. Intelligence Blackout: The Fatal Mistake 105
10. Fall Out 122
11. ‘Hard Evidence’ of Soviet Spying 139
12. The Secret Agenda of General Groves 153
13. The Bohr Scare 184
14. A Vital Clue Vanishes 190
213
15. ‘Don’t Bother Me With Your Scruples’:
The Loss of Innocence
16. The Claws of the Bear 223
PART THREE
Lives in Parallel: Niels Bohr and Klaus Fuchs
17- The Little Fox 247
18. Lunch in the Supreme Court 269
!?• ‘The Mission He Had Been Waiting For’ 274
20. A President ‘Eager for Help’ 282
21. The Letter from Moscow 287
22. The Prime Minister’s Mistake 295
23. The Bomb in Trouble: Mistakes at Los Alamos 303
24- The President’s Mistake 3 °9
PART FOUR
The Underestimate of the Russians
2-5- Bohr and Stalin 317
26. Fuchs: Shining in the Shadows 340
Acknowledgements 367
Notes 371
Index 405
Photo insert is located between pages 212 and 213
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| indexdate | 2024-07-10T08:12:38Z |
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| physical | 423 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Portraits |
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| spelling | Watson, Peter 1943- Verfasser (DE-588)120338289 aut Fallout conspiracy, cover-up, and the deceitful case for the atom bomb Peter Watson First edition New York Public Affairs September 2018 423 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Portraits txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "A new history" Preface--Cover-up: 'When the righteous sin' -- PART ONE: Incognito: Klaus Fuchs and Niels Bohr. Zigzag -- PART TWO: The overestimate of the Germans. The taste of fear : the menace of fission ; The beginnings of a 'strategic game' ; Struggles over secrecy ; The midwives ; The strategic sabotage of heavy water ; The first glimpses of Germany's nuclear secrets ; The 'crown jewel' of secrets ; Intelligence blackout : the fatal mistake ; Fall out ; 'Hard evidence' of Soviet spying ; The secret agenda of General Groves ; The Bohr scare ; A vital clue vanishes ; 'Don't bother me with your scruples' : the loss of innocence ; The claws of the bear -- PART THREE: Lives in parallel: Niels Bohr and Klaus Fuchs ; The little fox ; Lunch in the Supreme Court ; 'The mission he had been waiting for' ; A president 'eager for help' ; The letter from Moscow ; The Prime Minister's mistake ; The bomb in trouble : mistakes at Los Alamos ; The President's mistake -- PART FOUR: The underestimate of the Russians. Bohr and Stalin ; Fuchs : shining in the shadows "The justification for the atomic bomb was simple: it would defeat Hitler and end the Second World War faster, saving lives. The reality was different. [This book] dismantles the conventional story of why the atom bomb was built. Peter Watson has found new documents showing that long before the Allied bomb was operational, it was clear that Germany had no atomic weapons of its own and was not likely to. The British knew this, but didn't share their knowledge with the Americans, who in turn deceived the British about the extent to which the Soviets had penetrated their plans to build and deploy the bomb. The dark secret was that the bomb was dropped not to decisively end the war in the Pacific but to warn off Stalin's Russia, still in principle a military ally of the US and Britain. It did not bring a hot war to an abrupt end; instead it set up the terms for a Cold one to begin. Moreover, none of the scientists recruited to build the bomb had any idea that the purpose of the bomb had been secretly changed and that Russian deterrence was its new objective. Fallout vividly reveals the story of the unnecessary building of the atomic bomb, the most destructive weapon in the world, and the long-term consequences that are still playing out to this day."--Dust jacket Bohr, Niels 1885-1962 (DE-588)118661051 gnd rswk-swf Fuchs, Klaus 1911-1988 (DE-588)118953273 gnd rswk-swf Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 gnd rswk-swf Spionage (DE-588)4056287-6 gnd rswk-swf Internationale Politik (DE-588)4072885-7 gnd rswk-swf Kernwaffe (DE-588)4003434-3 gnd rswk-swf Deutschland (DE-588)4011882-4 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf Cold War (1945-1989) World War (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945 / Diplomatic history Atomic bomb / Political aspects Atomic bomb / United States / History Atomic bomb / Soviet Union / History United States / Foreign relations / Soviet Union Soviet Union / Foreign relations / United States United States / Foreign relations / 1945-1953 Soviet Union / Foreign relations / 1945-1991 Nuclear arms control Cold War Atomic bomb Diplomatic history Diplomatic relations Soviet Union United States 1939-1991 History USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Deutschland (DE-588)4011882-4 g Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 s Kernwaffe (DE-588)4003434-3 s Internationale Politik (DE-588)4072885-7 s Spionage (DE-588)4056287-6 s DE-604 Bohr, Niels 1885-1962 (DE-588)118661051 p Fuchs, Klaus 1911-1988 (DE-588)118953273 p Digitalisierung BSB München - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=030632616&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| spellingShingle | Watson, Peter 1943- Fallout conspiracy, cover-up, and the deceitful case for the atom bomb Preface--Cover-up: 'When the righteous sin' -- PART ONE: Incognito: Klaus Fuchs and Niels Bohr. Zigzag -- PART TWO: The overestimate of the Germans. The taste of fear : the menace of fission ; The beginnings of a 'strategic game' ; Struggles over secrecy ; The midwives ; The strategic sabotage of heavy water ; The first glimpses of Germany's nuclear secrets ; The 'crown jewel' of secrets ; Intelligence blackout : the fatal mistake ; Fall out ; 'Hard evidence' of Soviet spying ; The secret agenda of General Groves ; The Bohr scare ; A vital clue vanishes ; 'Don't bother me with your scruples' : the loss of innocence ; The claws of the bear -- PART THREE: Lives in parallel: Niels Bohr and Klaus Fuchs ; The little fox ; Lunch in the Supreme Court ; 'The mission he had been waiting for' ; A president 'eager for help' ; The letter from Moscow ; The Prime Minister's mistake ; The bomb in trouble : mistakes at Los Alamos ; The President's mistake -- PART FOUR: The underestimate of the Russians. Bohr and Stalin ; Fuchs : shining in the shadows Bohr, Niels 1885-1962 (DE-588)118661051 gnd Fuchs, Klaus 1911-1988 (DE-588)118953273 gnd Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 gnd Spionage (DE-588)4056287-6 gnd Internationale Politik (DE-588)4072885-7 gnd Kernwaffe (DE-588)4003434-3 gnd |
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| title | Fallout conspiracy, cover-up, and the deceitful case for the atom bomb |
| title_auth | Fallout conspiracy, cover-up, and the deceitful case for the atom bomb |
| title_exact_search | Fallout conspiracy, cover-up, and the deceitful case for the atom bomb |
| title_full | Fallout conspiracy, cover-up, and the deceitful case for the atom bomb Peter Watson |
| title_fullStr | Fallout conspiracy, cover-up, and the deceitful case for the atom bomb Peter Watson |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fallout conspiracy, cover-up, and the deceitful case for the atom bomb Peter Watson |
| title_short | Fallout |
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