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Richard Rhodes - Making of Atomic Bomb, AI, WW2, Oppenheimer, & Abolishing Nukes
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The Battle of Armageddon
The idea that we can backstop conventional power with the Soviets had millions of men in the army after World War II stationed in Eastern Europe. We said, listen, if you invade Western Europe, we'll respond to the nuclear attack. And so I mean, I guess that worked. It doesn't work. Until August 1949, when the Soviets tested their first atomic bombs. That's when panic hit Washington. The whole debate went on about do we build hydrogen bombs? And ultimately, the military prevailed.
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