@BeschlossDC Ironically, Stalin had known about the US atomic bomb project literally years longer than Truman had.
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@BeschlossDC But Stalin did know it was the atomic bomb, thanks to his spies at Los Alamos.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC Truman's diary entry for, 7/17/45: "I can deal with Stalin. He is honest—but smart as hell." Truman comes off pretty naive. - 1 more reply
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In which Truman gets it wrong; Stalin knew all about it
@BeschlossDC: Truman note on telling Stalin of US atomic bombpic.twitter.com/ewJMyBUyfh
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@BeschlossDC yeah, Papa Joe was well aware of the program. Truman's attempt to surprise, leverage, whatever was a non-starter.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC Sobering.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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