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Bomb Power (w/ Erik Baker)

Know Your Enemy

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Secrecy, Clearance, and Bomb Power

This chapter explores the power of secrecy surrounding the Manhattan Project and its impact on American society. It discusses the concept of security clearance and its connection to prestige and initiation into the national security state, as well as the threat of losing clearance. The chapter also delves into the question of culpability, particularly in relation to Truman and Oppenheimer.

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