The leak that brought the H-bomb debate out of the cold | Restricted Data
A bizarre leak from a powerful Senator made the Top Secret debate over building the hydrogen bomb part of national discourse — and doomed its direction.
The leak that brought the H-bomb debate out of the cold | Restricted Data Restricted Data A Nuclear History Blog by Alex Wellerstein Redactions The leak that brought the H-bomb debate out of the cold by Alex Wellerstein , published June 14th, 2021 In September 1949, the United States unambiguously detected radioactive residues which indicated that the Soviet Union had, some weeks before, detonated their first atomic bomb. President Truman was initially inclined to keep the discovery secret, to avoid panic among Americans and their foreign allies, but was convinced by his advisors, including an
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