▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁men ace ▁of ▁nuclear ▁weapons . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁US ▁held ▁a ▁mon opol y ▁on ▁these ▁weapons . ▁ ▁Lil ient hal ▁described ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁A ches on ' s ▁request : ▁ ▁Those ▁charged ▁with ▁foreign ▁policy ▁-- ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁( By r nes ) ▁and ▁the ▁President ▁-- ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁either ▁the ▁facts ▁nor ▁an ▁understanding ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁atomic ▁energy ▁issue , ▁the ▁most ▁serious ▁cloud ▁h anging ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Comment s ... have ▁been ▁made ▁and ▁are ▁being ▁made ... without ▁a ▁knowledge ▁of ▁what ▁the ▁hell ▁it ▁is ▁all ▁about ▁-- ▁literally ! ▁Qu oted ▁in ▁Co oke , ▁p . ▁ 4 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁a ▁ 6 0 - page ▁Report ▁on ▁the ▁International ▁Control ▁of ▁At omic ▁Energy , ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁A ches on - L il ient hal ▁Report . ▁Re leased ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁it ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁offer ▁to ▁turn ▁over ▁its ▁mon opol y ▁on ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁to ▁an ▁international ▁ag ency , ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁strict ▁ins pe ctions ▁and ▁control ▁of ▁f iss ile ▁materials . ▁This ▁position ▁was ▁highly ▁controvers ial . ▁ ▁Lil ient hal ▁was ▁fasc in ated ▁and ▁app alled ▁by ▁the ▁information ▁he ▁soon ▁absor bed ▁about ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁atomic ▁bomb . ▁