What happens if human beings can’t handle the power of their own weaponry? This show  examines the dangerous early years of the Nuclear Age and humankind’s efforts to avoid self-destruction at the hands of its own creation.

Dan’s research and book list

More books coming soon!

Oppenheimer clip used by permission from NBCUniversal
NBC WHITE PAPER: DECISION TO DROP THE BOMB (1/5/1965)

Truman Library – Public Papers of the Presidents: Harry S. Truman

ExComm recordings and transcripts