Şeytanın lütfu: Harry Truman ve atom bombasının uluslararası denetimi, Eylül 1945- Haziran 1946

ABSTRACTThe Devil's Blessing:Harry Truman and International Control of the Atomic Bomb,September 1945- June 1946Dumlu, DeryaMA, Department of HistorySupervisor: Assistant Professor Dr. Edward P. KohnJune 2007As the first president who took a step towards nuclear non-proliferation, Truman's policyconcerning the atomic weapons is worthy of academic scrutiny. This work focuses on the ten-month period from September 1945 to June 1946, during which American government initiatedthe international control of the atomic energy. Truman's domestic and foreign policy regardingthis issue was influenced by several external and internal factors, including the supporters andopponents of the international control, rise of bipartisanship, the Republican opposition, publicopinion and the Soviet conduct in different parts of the world. The focus of the thesis is PresidentTruman and the shift in the foreign policy. The main argument revolves around how the presidentsaw the international control, what factors affected his decisions and which actors were involved.From Secretary of War Stimson's proposal in September 1945 on approaching the Soviets to thecollapse of the negotiations in the United Nations Atomic Energy Committee meeting in June1946, Truman pursued policies that were in support of the international control. To come to thisconclusion, primary documents, such as diaries, memoirs, state papers and newspaper editorialwere used as well as the secondary sources following a chronological order.Key Words: International Control of the Atomic Bomb, Nuclear Weapons, Harry S. Truman,Disarmament, Origins of the Cold War.