What did they teach you in school about the dropping of the Atomic Bomb? 
For years, large majorities of Americans have believed that the U.S. had to use the A-Bomb against Japan on August 6th, 1945 to end the war quickly and avoid a land war and thus save one-million American lives.
Listen here: bit.ly/AtomicDiplomacy75
Scott and Bob discuss the use of the bomb, why it was used as a message to the Soviet Union and not a military necessity, the chronology behind the development and deployment of atomic weapons, the U.S. public response to it, and the creation of a new history, a propaganda piece, regarding the use of the bomb. The dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima was vital in the development of the Cold War, the arms race, the military-industrial complex, and the National Security State.
Seventy-five years after the first atomic weapon was used by the U.S., it’s still a highly-debated and important topic.
This is also the debut of Green and Red on YouTube, so check us out at https://bit.ly/GreenAndRedOnYouTube
