The power of presidential restraint
By James Carroll | Monday, June 2, 3009 | The Boston Globe
“…In the forgotten war, Truman’s refusal to order the use of atomic weapons is the forgotten decision. Its impact has been as permanent as it has been under appreciated, for the effect of Truman’s rejection of the bomb was to establish a taboo against nuclear use that has lasted all these years….”…BS
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