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Richard Rhodes — The Making of the Atomic Bomb

The Joe Walker Podcast

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The Long Pace of Nuclear Warfare

In World War II, bombers were thought to be enough for conventional warfare. But they weren't until the atomic bombs came along that an arms race ensued. Doug Adams: It's amazing how things can turn around on one little fulcrum and go off in another direction.

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