The mid 1960s witnessed the growth and dissemination of revisionism as a major school of thought. While Orthodoxy was still the preeminent belief amongst most US citizens, distance from the event allowed inherited ideas to be challenged, and in turn, created social conditions in which revisionism could flourish. One of the largest active voices toward revisionism was political economist Gar Alperovitz. His condemnation of the Orthodox perception came to popularised observation in 1965 following the release of his book ‘Atomic Diplomacy: Hiroshima and Potsdam’ reference in which he continues Blackett’s initial argument, observing that the bomb “was not needed to end the war or save lives”. Furthermore, he continues the more contentious argument
