Danger and Survival: Choices About the Bomb in the First Fifty Years
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Danger and Survival: Choices About the Bomb in the First Fifty Years is a historical and analytical study of nuclear weapons policy and strategy during the first half-century of the atomic age, written by former U.S. national security adviser McGeorge Bundy.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Danger and Survival: Choices About the Bomb in the First Fifty Years Context triple: [McGeorge Bundy, notableWork, Danger and Survival: Choices About the Bomb in the First Fifty Years]
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The Philosophy of the Bomb
The Philosophy of the Bomb is a revolutionary pamphlet associated with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army that articulates a radical, militant justification for violent resistance against British colonial rule in India.
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B.
Change, Hope, and the Bomb
"Change, Hope, and the Bomb" is a book by David E. Lilienthal that reflects on the challenges and possibilities of the atomic age, particularly regarding nuclear energy and international control of atomic weapons.
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C.
Apocalypse Management: Eisenhower and the Discourse of National Insecurity
Apocalypse Management: Eisenhower and the Discourse of National Insecurity is a scholarly study examining how President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s rhetoric and policies framed Cold War nuclear threats and shaped American notions of national insecurity.
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D.
The First Nuclear Era: The Life and Times of a Technological Fixer
*The First Nuclear Era: The Life and Times of a Technological Fixer* is a memoir by nuclear physicist Alvin M. Weinberg reflecting on the development, promise, and challenges of nuclear energy in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Nuclear Madness: Religion and the Psychology of the Nuclear Age
Nuclear Madness: Religion and the Psychology of the Nuclear Age is a scholarly work that explores how religious beliefs and psychological factors shape human attitudes toward nuclear weapons and the nuclear age.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Danger and Survival: Choices About the Bomb in the First Fifty Years Target entity description: Danger and Survival: Choices About the Bomb in the First Fifty Years is a historical and analytical study of nuclear weapons policy and strategy during the first half-century of the atomic age, written by former U.S. national security adviser McGeorge Bundy.
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A.
The Philosophy of the Bomb
The Philosophy of the Bomb is a revolutionary pamphlet associated with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army that articulates a radical, militant justification for violent resistance against British colonial rule in India.
-
B.
Change, Hope, and the Bomb
"Change, Hope, and the Bomb" is a book by David E. Lilienthal that reflects on the challenges and possibilities of the atomic age, particularly regarding nuclear energy and international control of atomic weapons.
-
C.
Apocalypse Management: Eisenhower and the Discourse of National Insecurity
Apocalypse Management: Eisenhower and the Discourse of National Insecurity is a scholarly study examining how President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s rhetoric and policies framed Cold War nuclear threats and shaped American notions of national insecurity.
-
D.
The First Nuclear Era: The Life and Times of a Technological Fixer
*The First Nuclear Era: The Life and Times of a Technological Fixer* is a memoir by nuclear physicist Alvin M. Weinberg reflecting on the development, promise, and challenges of nuclear energy in the mid-20th century.
-
E.
Nuclear Madness: Religion and the Psychology of the Nuclear Age
Nuclear Madness: Religion and the Psychology of the Nuclear Age is a scholarly work that explores how religious beliefs and psychological factors shape human attitudes toward nuclear weapons and the nuclear age.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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history book ⓘ work of political analysis ⓘ |
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assess choices that shaped nuclear policy
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explain how leaders managed nuclear danger ⓘ |
| analyzes |
policy choices about the atomic bomb
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strategic doctrines of the nuclear age ⓘ |
| author | McGeorge Bundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | historical and analytical study of nuclear weapons policy and strategy ⓘ |
| discusses |
Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
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early Cold War nuclear policy ⓘ mutually assured destruction ⓘ nuclear arms races ⓘ nuclear crisis episodes ⓘ |
| examines |
crisis management in the nuclear era
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ethical issues of nuclear strategy ⓘ political decision-making on nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Soviet–American nuclear relations
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United States nuclear policy ⓘ arms control ⓘ nuclear deterrence ⓘ nuclear proliferation ⓘ |
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history
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political science ⓘ strategic studies ⓘ |
| hasAuthorBackground | McGeorge Bundy served as U.S. National Security Advisor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | monograph ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | U.S.-centered view of nuclear history ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
policy makers interested in nuclear strategy
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scholars of international relations ⓘ students of Cold War history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
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Cold War
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nuclear strategy ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ nuclear weapons policy ⓘ |
| perspectiveOfAuthor | former U.S. national security adviser ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | McGeorge Bundy writings on U.S. foreign policy ⓘ |
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20th century
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first fifty years of the atomic age ⓘ |
| title | Danger and Survival: Choices About the Bomb in the First Fifty Years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Danger and Survival: Choices About the Bomb in the First Fifty Years
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