Bomb Power (w/ Erik Baker)
Know Your Enemy
The False Perception of US Post-War Policies on Nuclear Weapons
The early chapters of this book demonstrate the discrepancy between the public perception and the reality of US post-war policies on nuclear weapons. Contrary to the common belief that the US set up institutions to prevent the future use of nuclear weapons, the book argues that the US actually constructed infrastructure to sustain and globally threaten the use of nuclear weapons. This is evident through the emphasis on the logistical difficulties of dropping the bomb on Japan and the construction of a US military presence worldwide to ensure the capability of using nuclear weapons at any moment. The passage from Ellsberg's book further supports this argument by highlighting that US presidents have used nuclear weapons in secret during crises, contrary to the public perception that no nuclear weapons have been used since Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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