Radio Free never takes money from corporate interests, which ensures our publications are in the interest of people, not profits. Radio Free provides free and open-source tools and resources for anyone to use to help better inform their communities. Learn more and get involved at radiofree.org

As he was a close friend of Truman, Byrnes’ first assignment was to act as the President’s personal advisor. Byrnes, the most prominent right-winger in the Democratic Party, was among the few politicians taken into confidence regarding the work on the atomic bomb. So, in their very first meeting, under the new setting in mid-April More

The post Facts and Fiction About Oppenheimer: the Decision Bomb Japan With Atomic Weapons appeared first on CounterPunch.org.


This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org and was authored by N.D. Jayaprakash.

Citations

[1]https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/09/21/facts-and-fiction-about-oppenheimer-the-decision-bomb-japan-with-atomic-weapons/[2]https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/09/21/facts-and-fiction-about-oppenheimer-the-decision-bomb-japan-with-atomic-weapons/[3] Home - CounterPunch.org ➤ https://www.counterpunch.org/