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The American Nuclear Disarmament Dilemma, 1945-1963 (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution)
David Tal
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Description for The American Nuclear Disarmament Dilemma, 1945-1963 (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution)
Hardcover. Offers an analysis of US policy from 1945 to the summer of 1963, exploring the reasons for failure and revealing the complex motivations that eventually led to the Limited Test Ban Treaty. This book considers negotiations as an evolving phenomenon that preoccupied three presidents, from Truman to Kennedy. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 336 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 quickly ushered in a popular and political movement toward nuclear disarmament. Across the globe, heads of state, high-ranking ministers, and bureaucrats led intense efforts to achieve effective disarmament agreements. Ultimately these efforts failed. In ""The American Nuclear Disarmament Dilemma"", David Tal offers a detailed analysis of U.S. policy from 1945 to the summer of 1963, exploring the reasons for failure and revealing the complex motivations that eventually led to the Limited Test Ban Treaty.While previous books have focused on the policies of specific administrations, Tal's is the first to consider ... Read more
The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 quickly ushered in a popular and political movement toward nuclear disarmament. Across the globe, heads of state, high-ranking ministers, and bureaucrats led intense efforts to achieve effective disarmament agreements. Ultimately these efforts failed. In ""The American Nuclear Disarmament Dilemma"", David Tal offers a detailed analysis of U.S. policy from 1945 to the summer of 1963, exploring the reasons for failure and revealing the complex motivations that eventually led to the Limited Test Ban Treaty.While previous books have focused on the policies of specific administrations, Tal's is the first to consider ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815631668
SKU
V9780815631668
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About David Tal
David Tal is a visiting professor of history at Emory University and has been a visiting associate professor of history and international relations at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He is the author of War in Palestine, 1948: Strategy and Diplomacy and the editor of The 1956 War: Collusion and Rivalry in the Middle East.
Reviews for The American Nuclear Disarmament Dilemma, 1945-1963 (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution)
The most thorough and most authoritative study to date of the evolution of U.S. nuclear disarmament policy." - Lawrence S. Kaplan, author of The Long Entanglement: NATO's First Fifty Years