The Most Awful Responsibility
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The Most Awful Responsibility: Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age is a 2025 nonfiction book by Alex Wellerstein about U.S. President Truman's nuclear policy.
| Author | Alex Wellerstein |
|---|---|
| Published | December 9, 2025 |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| ISBN | 9780063379435 |
| Website | alexwellerstein |
Reception
Kirkus Reviews called it "A nuanced portrait of a president who shaped the modern nuclear age."[1] A review in The Wall Street Journal said it was "a well-written opus" drawing on recently unclassified documents and private diaries of Truman's contemporaries.[2] Library Journal said it was a "must-read book".[3]