@wellerstein They urge very little bit said, just the facts of it, at Potsdam. This is more or less what Truman does, a month later.
70 years ago today: V. Bush and J.B. Conant urge that Truman should tell Stalin about the US work on the atomic bomb.pic.twitter.com/WY5e1Lg3x8
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@wellerstein Truman never says it is an atomic bomb, and Stalin's apparent lack of interest makes Truman think Stalin doesn't understand.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein Of course, Stalin knew about the bomb project well before Truman did, because of his spies in the US program. So he understood.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein how does this tie into disclosure it seems there might have been some exchange? Lend-Lease agreement?pic.twitter.com/Sadshk2sLf
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@Casillic There was some U given to them under Lend-Lease, but only because to say "no" would reveal that the US thought U was important.
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