THE Reagan-Gorbachev Arms Control Breakthrough: The Treaty Eliminating Intermediate-range Nuclear Force (INF) Missiles (Memoirs and Occasional Papers (Association for Diplomatic St) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0986021644 ISBN 13: 9780986021640

Publisher: Vellum, 2012

Synopsis

This book analyzes the elimination of intermediate- range nuclear force missiles through vivid, fresh impressions by those who conducted the INF negotiations. The Reagan-Gorbachev Arms Control Breakthrough brings this period to life through the writing of key participants in the seminal negotiations leading to the completion of the INF Treaty and the ensuing epic struggle to secure its ratification by the U.S. Senate. The book provides an astute balance between the assessments of senior negotiators; "nuts and bolts" observations on specific elements of the Treaty by in-the-trenches negotiators; the tangles that challenged the keenest of legal minds; and the political maneuvers required to bring it through the pits and deadfalls of the Senate. Additionally, The Reagan-Gorbachev Arms Control Breakthrough provides an often-forgotten perspective of the moment, offering the opportunity for retrospective judgment. Is there a test that time demands? Are there "lessons learned," conceived at the time, that still pass that test?

Edition details

• Publisher: Vellum
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0986021644
• ISBN 13: 9780986021640
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 412
• Editor: Jones David T