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.
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..