March to Armageddon : the United States and the nuclear arms race, 1939 to the present / / Ronald E. Powaski

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451398703321
• Autore: Powaski Ronald E.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1987; ©1987
• ISBN: 0-19-802095-3; 1-280-52332-8; 9786610523320; 0-19-536454-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (311 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.8/25119/0973
• Soggetti: Nuclear weapons; Arms race - History - 20th century; Electronic books.; United States Defenses
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1. Roosevelt and the Manhattan Project, 1939-1945; 2. Truman, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, 1945; 3. Truman and International Control of the Atom, 1945-1947; 4. Truman, the Cold War, and the Hydrogen Bomb, 1947-1952; 5. Eisenhower and Massive Retaliation, 1953-1961; 6. Eisenhower and Nuclear Arms Control, 1953-1961; 7. Kennedy, Nuclear Weapons, and the Limited Test Ban Treaty, 1961-1963; 8. Johnson, Nuclear Weapons, and the Pursuit of SALT, 1963-1969; 9. Nixon and SALT I, 1969-1972; 10. Nixon, Ford, and the Decline of Détente, 1972-1977; 11. Carter and SALT II, 1977-1981; 12. Reagan and the ""Rearmament"" of America, 1981-198313. Reagan and Nuclear Arms Talks, 1981 to the Present; Conclusion; Glossary of Acronyms and Technical Terms; Notes; Suggested Readings; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book traces the evolution of the nuclear arms race from its origin in Roosevelt's decision to develop an atomic bomb to Reagan's decision to continue its expansion in the 1980s.