The Acheson-Lilienthal Report
 When
the United Nations was formed at the end of World War II, an international
forum was established in which the question of atomic energy could
be addressed. Then Secretary of State James F. Byrnes appointed
a committee to develop an American policy on the international management
of atomic energy. Its chair, Undersecretary of State Dean Acheson,
realized his committee needed assistance from a board of consultants
with the necessary time and skills to work this large issue.
The Board of Consultants was lead by David Lilienthal, head of
the Tennessee Valley Authority. Other members included Chester Barnard,
a senior leader from the world of business; Charles A. Thomas of
Monsanto Chemical; Harry A. Winne of General Motors; and the already
legendary J. Robert Oppenheimer of the Manhattan Project.
Acheson-Lilienthal Report
Published in 1946, this report was America's first effort to define
a policy on the control of atomic energy. More
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