Roger Chapman , writing in Bowling Green 's university press , characterized the book on the atomic bombing of Japan as " a brave attempt to bridge two diametrically opposed positions " about whether the bombings were necessary , justified or humane . David Hendrickson , writing in '' Foreign Affairs '' , stated that Walker 's position was " that some officials saw diplomatic benefits ' vis-a-vis ' the Soviets from the use of the bomb but insists that such motivations were of decidedly secondary importance . " He also authored a comprehensive review of the Three Mile Island accident , '' Three Mile Island : A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective '' ( 2004 ) . According to his own account , Walker 's work debunked the " grievous misconstructions which were portrayals of the bubble issue that were central features of at least two books that came out shortly after the accident ( in 1982 ) and in three television programs ... " Walker disputed the alleged imminence of an explosion ; a central point of his argument was that if the situation was as dangerous as previous writers contended , that Jimmy Carter would not have been permitted to visit the TMI power plant
Three Mile Island accident
Three Mile Island accident
J. Samuel Walker