Episode #48
Richard Rhodes — The making of the atomic bomb
Listen now | developing a powerful, unprecedented, & potentially apocalyptic technology within an uncertain arms-race situation
May 23, 20232h 37m10 chapters
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What this episode covers
Listen now | developing a powerful, unprecedented, & potentially apocalyptic technology within an uncertain arms-race situation
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Key takeaways
- Oppenheimer movie
- Was the bomb inevitable?
- Firebombing vs nuclear vs hydrogen bombs
- Stalin & the Soviet program
- Deterrence, disarmament, North Korea, Taiwan