Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein, along with other scientists, issued the Russell-Einstein Manifesto in 1955, which appealed directly to global public opinion and aimed to get powerful governments to agree to allow their citizens to live without fear of war.
The Berlin Airlift Crisis of 1948 brought together President Truman and his advisors to discuss the possibility of using nuclear weapons in World War III, and revealed the dilemma of using them as a bluff or actually using them to deter the other side.
During a nuclear conference, attendees were told that everyone's position on shutting down nuclear energy has changed in the last six months but many people still don't understand how it works. Despite past mistakes, such as Fukushima, Japan announced it will build more nuclear power plants.
The years 1945 and 1946 saw unique ideas proposed to eliminate atomic weapons from the world, but war plans acknowledge the need for an atomic initiative if there is a danger to allies or necessary assets.
The inability of the US to build anything anymore, especially when compared to China, is due to various roadblocks such as nimbyism and vitocracy. A solution is to educate and convince the American public to embrace nuclear energy and force politicians to act on it.
Changing our modes of thinking to adapt to a post-atomic world is a difficult and necessary task. However, with economic hardships and budget constraints during the time period after World War II, the implementation of new ideas and strategies proved to be a challenge for military services to maintain relevance and funding.