To be safe, they had to let the Soviet Union know they had a new weapon but did not disclose just how extraordinary it truly was. At the Potsdam conference the big three met to discuss the final stages of the war. The Soviet Union had so much land and was a big topic discussed. As the meeting ended, Truman hinted the idea of a new weapon that would end the war and Stalin just nodded his head and hoped the U.S. made good use of the weapon. Little did the president know, Stalin already knew and was developing his own nuclear weapon. Kennan who was in Moscow sent the “Long Telegram” to Secretary of State James Byrne. Which basically said we could not trust the Soviets and that we needed a plan to contain the USSR. Kennan was also a Major role in Cold War
To be safe, they had to let the Soviet Union know they had a new weapon but did not disclose just how extraordinary it truly was. At the Potsdam conference the big three met to discuss the final stages of the war. The Soviet Union had so much land and was a big topic discussed. As the meeting ended, Truman hinted the idea of a new weapon that would end the war and Stalin just nodded his head and hoped the U.S. made good use of the weapon. Little did the president know, Stalin already knew and was developing his own nuclear weapon. Kennan who was in Moscow sent the “Long Telegram” to Secretary of State James Byrne. Which basically said we could not trust the Soviets and that we needed a plan to contain the USSR. Kennan was also a Major role in Cold War