http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/hydrogen-bomb Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 26 May 2026 14:13:21 -0400 Tue, 26 May 2026 14:13:21 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1253/containing-the-atom-paul-nitze-and-the-tradition-of-non-use-of-nuclear-weapons By Reid Pauly - Immediately following the first and only uses of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, President Truman described nuclear stewardship as “an awful responsibility that has fallen to us.”i The decision to use the bombs did clearly demonstrate the operational effectiveness of a new and awesome weapon, as the atomic bomb was generally accepted to have been critical in bringing about the Japanese surrender. Moreover, new weapon technologies have consistently been used in subsequent warfare throughout human history.ii Policy-makers in the post-1945 period, therefore, would have had... Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1253/containing-the-atom-paul-nitze-and-the-tradition-of-non-use-of-nuclear-weapons