The Nuclear Question: The United States and Nuclear Weapons, 1946-1976 - Brossura

Mandelbaum, Michael

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521296145 ISBN 13: 9780521296144

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Riassunto

Originally published in 1979, this book is a history of American nuclear weapons policy that tells how the United States learned to live with the bomb.

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Descrizione del libro

This book is a history of American nuclear weapons policy that tells how the United States learned to live with the bomb. Written in a clear, readable style, The Nuclear Question will be a valuable book for anyone who wishes to understand better the nuclear issues of our time.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. The nuclear question; 2. The failure of liberal diplomacy; 3. The origins of strategy; 4. The foundations of stable deterrence; 5. the rise and fall of nuclear war; 6. The great fight: the Cuban missile crisis; 7. The first step: the Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963; 8. Fencers on a tightrope.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521296145
• ISBN 13: 9780521296144
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile