Acheson Lilienthal

The Acheson-Lilienthal is a group that was created to take a stand against the production of nuclear weapons and technology. The group was created after world war two and the world saw the effect of a nuclear bomb from Hiroshima and nagasaki. Also the cold war was beginning between the USSR and the USA. “United Nations—have control over atomic materials and the means of producing nuclear energy”(History.com). The Acheson-Lilienthal was trying to gain control over the nuclear power, but the group would have to gain Russia’s approval. Acheson -Lilienthal was the foundation for the control over atomic energy. Acheson-Lilienthal was the first group to take a stand against nuclear weapons and technology due to the fact people thought “ the more …show more content…
Dean Acheson was born on April 11th 1893 in MiddleTown Connecticut and Dean graduated from Yale and Harvard Law School ”Dean Acheson served as secretary of state under President Harry. S Truman”(u-shistory.com). Dean Acheson had the political background to achieve his goal to control nuclear energy and atomic energy in the world but it was a challenge. The reason why it was a challenge, because of the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project was “ The American effort to design and build an Atomic Bomb” (ushistory.com). After the results of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from atomic bombs. Russia now wants to have their own stockpile of nuclear weapons. Which caused tension between the USSR and United States. The United Nations wanted Russia to agree to the atomic energy control but the USSR did not want the United States of America to have a monopoly on nuclear weapons and …show more content…
David Lilienthal was on born on July 8th 1899 in Morton Illinois. David gained a Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard Law School in 1923. “Mr.Lilienthal persuaded the United States Supreme Court to set aside a ruling that enjoined a rate rebate. The victory confirmed him as a specialist in utility law”(nytimes.com). This quote is saying that David is very intelligent and can get the job done in the way that most people wish they could. Soon David Lilienthal became a “former chairman of the Tennessee Valley of Authority and the first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission”(nytimes.com). David accepted the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and David had an appointment with President Truman to receive this position in the Atomic Energy Commission. David Lilienthal was eager and determined to get an international control on atomic energy. David wanted the United States to have control over the expanding production of nuclear technology so no other country would have it , but the USSR wanted its own nuclear stockpile then this act led up to the cold war and its high tensions of nuclear war between the United States and the