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Autore |
Powaski Ronald E. |
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Return to Armageddon : the United States and the nuclear arms race, 1981-1999 / / Ronald E. Powaski |
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Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2000] |
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©2000 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-771585-0 |
0-19-028967-8 |
1-60256-740-9 |
1-280-83817-5 |
0-19-516098-3 |
1-280-45249-8 |
9786610452491 |
1-4237-4110-2 |
0-19-535596-2 |
0-19-518571-4 |
1-60256-108-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (319 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Arms race - History - 20th century |
Nuclear weapons |
United States Military policy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Nuclear Arms Race, 1939-1981; 1 The Reagan Nuclear Buildup; 2 The Reagan About-Face; 3 Bush and START I; 4 Bush and START II; 5 Clinton, START II, and the ABM Treaty; 6 Clinton, and Counterproliferation; Conclusion: The Enduring Nuclear Threat; Afterword; Acronyms and Technical Terms; Notes; Suggested Readings; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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During the Reagan, Bush and Clinton administrations, the United States, through its victory in the Cold War, led the world away from the |
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