Letter from Robert Howerton to President Harry S. Truman

If 7 REGIS COLLEGE Denver 11, Colorado ROBERT JAHOWERTON Department of Mathematics and Physics January 27, 1950 The Honorable Harry S. Truman The White House Washington, D.C. 692-9 Miscel Pro Dear m. President Pro I am writing this to urge you to make Bomb" your decision with respect to the so.called "Hydiogen adecision not to work an the project # would certainly not date any of our potential enemies from having a try at it by is certain ARCHIVES NATIONAL TRUMAN AND LIMITARY they shall by. RECORDS SERVICE GOVERNMENT as the world follows the same general pattern as in the late 30 % it appears certain that eventually we will have to fight another was When it comes, we should have the best weapons which we can create. We cannot draw a him of degree of morality in was or in weapons. It would be difficult to decide whether the dropping of one uranum (or plutonium) bomb at Nagasahi was any higher or lower in a scale of morality than the fix-bomb raids on Tohyo. REGIS COLLEGE Denver 11, Colorado ROBERT J. HOWERTON Department of Mathematics and Physics to make On the other hand it is little different Undorbtudly the decision is difficult for you from the clecision of a bombadies to drop his bombs on a city. In each case it is not the personal decision of the man but rather the decision of his country manificted through him l, I, therefore. urge you to direct the atomid Energy Commission to attempt production of a - Hydrogen Bomb" without delay. MARRY ARCHIVES NATIONAL TRUMAN AND LIBRARY RECORDS SERVICE Respectfully & GOVERNMENT yours,