{"product_id":"fallout-peter-watson-9781610399616","title":"Fallout: Conspiracy, Cover-Up, and the Deceitful Case for the Atom Bomb","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe justification for the atomic bomb was simple: it would defeat Hitler and end the Second World War faster, saving lives. The reality was different.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFallout\u003c\/i\u003e dismantles the conventional story of why the atom bomb was built. Peter Watson has found new documents showing that long before the Allied bomb was operational, it was clear that Germany had no atomic weapons of its own and was not likely to. The British knew this, but didn't share their knowledge with the Americans, who in turn deceived the British about the extent to which the Soviets had penetrated their plans to build and deploy the bomb. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The dark secret was that the bomb was dropped not to decisively end the war in the Pacific but to warn off Stalin's Russia, still in principle a military ally of the US and Britain. It did not bring a hot war to an abrupt end; instead it set up the terms for a Cold one to begin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Moreover, none of the scientists recruited to build the bomb had any idea that the purpose of the bomb had been secretly changed and that Russian deterrence was its new objective. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFallout\u003c\/i\u003e vividly reveals the story of the unnecessary building of the atomic bomb, the most destructive weapon in the world, and the long-term consequences that are still playing out to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Watson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1610399617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610399616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/06\/2018","brand":"Peter Watson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44077716439295,"sku":"9781610399616","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_20885a5b-a181-4adc-b725-24ec477f816e.jpg?v=1685471409","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fallout-peter-watson-9781610399616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}