Over six decades, the world has struggled to develop atomic power and control nuclear weapons--with mixed results on both counts. Neal Conan hosted a special broadcast on the history of the atomic age, live from the Carnegie International Nonproliferation Conference at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.

Guests:

Richard Rhodes, Historian and author of 20 books; a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb; author of the forthcoming End Game: the Unmaking of the Nuclear Arms Race

Siegfried Hecker, nuclear scientist at Los Alamos since 1965; former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory (1986-1997); visiting professor, Center for International Security, Stanford University

General Eugene Habiger, former commander-in-chief of the United States Strategic Command (1996 to 1998); distinguished fellow with the Center for international Trade and Security, University of Georgia

Former Secretary of State Robert McNamara, former secretary of defense under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson; former president of the World Bank