@wellerstein Can one say that the public announcement of it was intended to be a reaction to the Soviet test in 1949?
66 years ago today: Truman directs that US will build the H-bomb. Secretly, he also issues a gag order on subject.pic.twitter.com/EAIwTYy5tG
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@kizomba_NL It was a reaction to the leaking of the H-bomb debate in late 1949. Truman felt hemmed in by the publicity.
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