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The Origins of U.S. Nuclear Strategy, 1945-1953
Samuel R. Williamson
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Description for The Origins of U.S. Nuclear Strategy, 1945-1953
Paperback. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBW; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
The United States took almost a decade after Hiroshima and Nagasaki to develop a coherent strategy of nuclear deterrence. This comprehensive study by two careful and well-informed historians provides the best explanation we have of why this process took so long; it also suggests the inherent difficulties of relying on nuclear weapons to provide security in the first place. Required reading for anyone interested in the early history of the nuclear era.
The United States took almost a decade after Hiroshima and Nagasaki to develop a coherent strategy of nuclear deterrence. This comprehensive study by two careful and well-informed historians provides the best explanation we have of why this process took so long; it also suggests the inherent difficulties of relying on nuclear weapons to provide security in the first place. Required reading for anyone interested in the early history of the nuclear era.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
Series
The World of the Roosevelt's
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349606764
SKU
V9781349606764
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99-15
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