One of the implications of the Harmon report, that 133 atomic bombs were not enough to break the Soviet Union, may have fed into the pressure for the hydrogen-bomb or “super” that accelerated after the Soviets tested an atomic device in August 1949.
Inscription: Recto: 1921 THE BEACON [See individual photos for additional captions.], Inscription: Recto: [p.] 7 [left to right:] Helen M. Biscoe, English; Freda J. Belcher, Science; Marion J. Breath, History; Josephine R. Burke, Spanish; Margaret A.…