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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813139203321

Autore

Lebovic James H

Titolo

Flawed logics : strategic nuclear arms control from Truman to Obama / / James H. Lebovic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-4214-1103-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 p.)

Disciplina

327.1/7470973

Soggetti

Nuclear arms control - United States - History - 20th century

Presidents - United States

Arms control - Decision making

United States Defenses

United States Military policy

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

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: Arms Control and the Power of Belief""; ""1 Initial U.S. Nuclear Arms Control Initiatives: The Truman through Eisenhower Years""; ""2 Early Success at Arms Control: The Kennedy Administration and the Limited Test Ban Treaty""; ""3 The Era of Bilateral Nuclear Arms Limitations: The Johnson through Carter Years""; ""4 Nuclear Arms Reductions in the Final Cold War Decade: The Reagan Years""; ""5 Nuclear Arms Reductions after the Cold War: The George H. W. Bush through Obama Years""

""6 The United States and Strategic Nuclear Arms Control: Assessing Intentions, Constraining Capabilities""""Notes""; ""References""; ""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""