Thanks for bringing attention to this, to these important historical points. The development of the Secret State is a part of the fallout of the Manhattan Project.
A book I found most useful on this point is Gary Wills' 2010, "Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State".. He makes the argument that with such a powerful, and secret branch of government, we cannot have a true democracy, as the electorate will never know what's being done in our name: the Hydrogen Bomb, Iran, Guatemala, Vietnam, Chile, Cuba..
Thanks for bringing attention to this, to these important historical points. The development of the Secret State is a part of the fallout of the Manhattan Project.
A book I found most useful on this point is Gary Wills' 2010, "Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State".. He makes the argument that with such a powerful, and secret branch of government, we cannot have a true democracy, as the electorate will never know what's being done in our name: the Hydrogen Bomb, Iran, Guatemala, Vietnam, Chile, Cuba..
Black Rain is the heartbreaking 1965 novel by Ibuse about the effects on civilians.