‘The Bomb’ Presents A ‘Secret History’ Of Nuclear War Planning In America

Author Fred Kaplan reveals how U.S. presidents, their advisers and generals have thought about, planned for — and sometimes narrowly avoided — nuclear war. Originally broadcast Jan. 27, 2020.


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New Book Presents A ‘Secret History’ Of Nuclear War Planning In America


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