The Gift of Time: The Case for Abolishing Nuclear Weapons Now - Softcover

Schell, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080505961X ISBN 13: 9780805059618

Publisher: Owl Books, 1998

Synopsis

In a series of conversations with high officials such as Vietnam-era Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, and the last commander of the Strategic Air Command, General George Lee Butler, Schell finds support for complete nuclear disarmament within an unlikely group - the very generals and politicians who devised and executed the nuclear policies of the Cold War. In a spirit of optimism and hope, Schell and those he interviews announce their belief that freeing the world of nuclear danger is today a realistic political goal. They urge all citizens "to end the forced cohabitation with horror, the shotgun marriage with final absurdity - to snap out of the trance of the Cold War, annul the double suicide pact...and take the step that alone can free us from nuclear danger and corruption, namely, the abolition of nuclear weapons."

About this title

About the Author:

Jonathan Schell is one of the major American thinkers of our time. A "New Yorker" writer for more than two decades, Schell is the author of eight books, including the best-selling T"he Fate of the Earth "and "The Time of Illusion." He lives in New York City.

Synopsis:

Through interviews and conversations with world leaders, the author argues that nuclear weapons should be abolished now that the Cold War is over.

About this edition

• Publisher: Owl Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 080505961X
• ISBN 13: 9780805059618
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288