Reddit mentions of Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace (Library of Presidential Rhetoric)

Yeah, judging by the fact that you are not clicking the links I am posting anfd think they are to wikipedia ( have been quoting from the journal Nuclear Engineering International) then I assume that you are just interested in swaying me to your viewpoint rather than understanding the issue.

>the american arms build up and legalizing the private nuclear industry had nothing to do with one another.

Do you have some evidence for that claim?

>Eisenhower's speech laid the ground for successful amendment of the 1946 Atomic Energy Act (AEA) in 1954 to permit privatization and commercialization of fuel cycle technologies, cooperation with foreign partners, and international nuclear commerce.

All of the sources I have for the Atoms for Peace program claim otherwise. Is there a specific source I have missed?

>In general, you seem to be laboring under the illusion that wikipedia is a legitimate source for detailed historical analysis.

As I mentioned, several of the sources that went into writing that page make for interesting reading, and they clearly demonstrate the mainstream historical viewpoint on the Atoms for Peace program.

>The eisenhower administration used nuclear weapons as a way to SAVE money and spend less on arms.

That is correct, nuclear weapons were seen as a less expensive alternative, but that supports the premise that the Atoms for Peace program was a cover to use the promotion of nuclear power as a means to expand the nuclear weapons industry.

>Try reading actual books...

Okay, do you have some quotes from that book which support your argument? Anyway, the link I gave several comments ago, which strongly supports my argument, is an actual book, I just didn't give an amazon link:

http://www.amazon.com/Eisenhowers-Atoms-Library-Presidential-Rhetoric/dp/1585442208