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

Mandelbaum, Michael

 
9780521296144: The Nuclear Question: The United States and Nuclear Weapons, 1946-1976

Synopsis

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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Review

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.

Book Description

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.

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