Sigel on the decision to drop the bomb.

1) Misa, Chapter 7, 2) Leon V. Sigal, “Bureaucratic Politics & Tactical Use of Committees: The Interim Committee & the Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb,’ Polity, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Spring, 1978), pp. 326-364.
And view: 1) In Class: The documentary “The Day after Trinity” available at: https://vvww.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm5fCxXnK7Y Part II – The Report: Discuss: In a 300-500 word essay, discuss how the terms you chose relate to Means of Destruction and Technology. Follow these prompts: A) How does Sigal offer a new assessment of the reasons for using atomic bombs at the end of WWII? B) Choose a scene from film “Day After Trinity” and discuss: 1) How the scene supports or challenges Sigal’s account, and 2) How it helps us understand the concept of ‘logic of war’ as discussed in my Lecture and by Misa. In-text citations: Cite your sources using in-text citations in the format (Author, page #), or using footnotes in Chicago Manual Style.

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