Einstein on PeaceChronological selection from Einstein's letters and writings which reflect his desire for the abolition of war. |
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... weapons.14 The Interim Committee , which met on May 31 , 1945 , was com- posed of Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson ; George L. Harrison , president of the New York Life Insurance Company ; James F. Byrnes , serving as the personal ...
... weapons.14 The Interim Committee , which met on May 31 , 1945 , was com- posed of Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson ; George L. Harrison , president of the New York Life Insurance Company ; James F. Byrnes , serving as the personal ...
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... weapons . " The opposition , expressed in the report , to the military use of the bomb over Japan was based on the belief that such a precedent would create " an almost insuperable barrier to the establishment of international control ...
... weapons . " The opposition , expressed in the report , to the military use of the bomb over Japan was based on the belief that such a precedent would create " an almost insuperable barrier to the establishment of international control ...
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... weapons and in the advocacy of world government Einstein accepted leadership and responsibility to an extent he had never done before . He did so because of the immense threat which he was sure atomic weapons presented to mankind and ...
... weapons and in the advocacy of world government Einstein accepted leadership and responsibility to an extent he had never done before . He did so because of the immense threat which he was sure atomic weapons presented to mankind and ...
Contents
THE REALITY OF WAR 19141918 | 1 |
HOPE AND DISILLU SIONMENT 19191923 | 27 |
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS 19221927 | 58 |
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