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UNINA9910961501103321 |
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Autore |
Powaski Ronald E. |
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Titolo |
Return to Armageddon : the United States and the nuclear arms race, 1981-1999 / / Ronald E. Powaski |
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Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
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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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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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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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Previously issued in print: 2000. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages ) 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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The United States, through its victory in the Cold War, led the world away from the brink of nuclear annihilation, and then slowly became aware of the increased threat of nuclear confrontation in a world more |
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