<p>May 30, 1945. In Washington, Secretary of War Henry Stimson calls General Leslie Groves to his office and demands answers: which Japanese cities are about to become targets for the atomic bomb? What follows will pull Stimson—a deeply religious statesman who believed in restraint, but also in overwhelming force—into a profound crisis over morality, destruction, and what modern war is becoming. </p> <p>How did Henry Stimson grapple with the bomb? And after helping usher in the atomic age, how did he reckon with what he’d done?</p> <p>Special thanks to Evan Thomas, journalist and <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of<em> </em><a href="https://amzn.to/4u0dNrn"><em>Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II</em></a>.</p> <p>You can find the rest of the books we used to research this episode at <a href="https://historythisweekpodcast.substack.com/p/history-this-week-reading-list?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;triedRedirect=true"><u>historythisweekpodcast.com</u></a>.</p> <p>Get in touch: <a href="mailto:[email protected]"><u>[email protected]</u></a> </p> <p>Follow on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historythisweekpodcast/"><u>@historythisweekpodcast</u></a></p> <p>Follow on Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579051723230"> <u>⁠HISTORY This Week Podcast⁠</u></a></p> <p>To stay updated: <a href="http://historythisweekpodcast.com"><u>http://historythisweekpodcast.com</u></a></p>