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The Nuclear Question: The United States and Nuclear Weapons, 1946–1976
Michael Mandelbaum
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Description for The Nuclear Question: The United States and Nuclear Weapons, 1946–1976
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438. Good copy with some shelf wear
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. Little of what has been written about nuclear weapons is historical. Most people concerned with the problems of nuclear armaments have asked 'what is to be done?' rather than 'what has happened and why?' But The Nuclear Question is more than a chronology. It offers original and provocative arguments about the development of military strategy and arms limitations with the Soviet Union, and focuses in particular on the Kennedy administration. During that period the ... Read more
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. Little of what has been written about nuclear weapons is historical. Most people concerned with the problems of nuclear armaments have asked 'what is to be done?' rather than 'what has happened and why?' But The Nuclear Question is more than a chronology. It offers original and provocative arguments about the development of military strategy and arms limitations with the Soviet Union, and focuses in particular on the Kennedy administration. During that period the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Good
Dustjacket
Yes
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521296144
SKU
KKD0009432
Shipping Time
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99-1
Reviews for The Nuclear Question: The United States and Nuclear Weapons, 1946–1976
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.