Humanity’s crossroads: peace or nuclear war?
“We are here to make a choice between the quick and the dead …”
With these solemn words, Bernard Baruch, a trusted advisor to U.S. presidents, addressed the United Nations (UN) Atomic Energy Commission in June 1946. Less than a year had passed since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the world stood at a crossroads. Baruch’s message was clear: humanity could either embrace the hope of global peace …
Humanity’s crossroads: peace or nuclear war?
