Should the US have been up-front with the USSR about the bomb?
       |           

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
March 29, 2024, 05:57:32 AM
News: Election Simulator 2.0 Released. Senate/Gubernatorial maps, proportional electoral votes, and more - Read more

  Talk Elections
  General Politics
  Political Debate (Moderator: Torie)
  Should the US have been up-front with the USSR about the bomb?
« previous next »
Pages: [1]
Poll
Question: Should FDR have told Stalin about the Manhattan Project?
#1
Yes
 
#2
No
 
Show Pie Chart
Partisan results

Total Voters: 16

Author Topic: Should the US have been up-front with the USSR about the bomb?  (Read 317 times)
All Along The Watchtower
Progressive Realist
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 15,426
United States


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« on: January 14, 2022, 11:25:59 PM »

As opposed to the USSR learning about the bomb via espionage.

By "up front", I don't mean publicly; rather, confidential diplomatic discussions among a select (senior) few among the Allied governments.
Logged
President Punxsutawney Phil
TimTurner
Atlas Politician
Atlas Legend
*****
Posts: 41,141
United States


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2022, 11:27:30 PM »

In hindsight, we'd...probably...be better off? Not sure, I'm very open to being persuaded here.
Logged
○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└
jfern
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 53,615


Political Matrix
E: -7.38, S: -8.36

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2022, 11:36:34 PM »

Truman told Stalin that we had a powerful new weapon without giving details. But Stalin knew what he was talking about.
Logged
dead0man
Atlas Legend
*****
Posts: 46,095
United States


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2022, 07:27:41 AM »

no
Logged
Rat
Snickleton
Jr. Member
***
Posts: 558
United States


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2022, 02:02:13 PM »

Honest question, what value would that have given us? I guess the assumption is that we'd have a more cordial relationship with the USSR if we hadn't hidden that knowledge from them, but I'm not sure I really believe that given the paranoid nature of Stalin. We were always bound to have a Cold War type of relationship with them, and WWII was mostly just an alliance of convenience.
Logged
Pages: [1]  
« previous next »
Jump to:  


Login with username, password and session length

Terms of Service - DMCA Agent and Policy - Privacy Policy and Cookies

Powered by SMF 1.1.21 | SMF © 2015, Simple Machines

Page created in 0.033 seconds with 13 queries.