The bomb and civilization

Abstract

“The Bomb and Civilization”, Russell’s first known comment of any kind on the atomic bomb, appeared in the Glasgow Forward, 39, no. 33 (18 Aug. 1945): 1, 3 (B&R C45.14). Russell never reprinted the article, and it has remained largely unknown, even to histories of the anti-nuclear movement such as Wittner 1993. Forward, which had previously published Russell, supported the Independent Labour Party.