04246nam 22006855 450 991055449850332120240126134145.01-5036-2961-910.1515/9781503629615(CKB)4970000000171315(DE-B1597)609946(OCoLC)1280945748(DE-B1597)9781503629615EBL7012547(AU-PeEL)EBL7012547(MiAaPQ)EBC7012547(EXLCZ)99497000000017131520211129h20212021 fg engur||#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWinning and Losing the Nuclear Peace The Rise, Demise, and Revival of Arms Control /Michael KreponStanford, CA :Stanford University Press,[2021]©20211 online resource (640 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-5036-2909-0 Frontmatter --CONTENTS --List of Acronyms --Introduction --PROLOGUE --RISE --CAPPING THE ARSENALS --THE PIVOT --APOGEE --DEMISE --DENOUEMENT --REVIVAL --Acknowledgments --Annexes --Notes --IndexThe definitive guide to the history of nuclear arms control by a wise eavesdropper and masterful storyteller, Michael Krepon. The greatest unacknowledged diplomatic achievement of the Cold War was the absence of mushroom clouds. Deterrence alone was too dangerous to succeed; it needed arms control to prevent nuclear warfare. So, U.S. and Soviet leaders ventured into the unknown to devise guardrails for nuclear arms control and to treat the Bomb differently than other weapons. Against the odds, they succeeded. Nuclear weapons have not been used in warfare for three quarters of a century. This book is the first in-depth history of how the nuclear peace was won by complementing deterrence with reassurance, and then jeopardized by discarding arms control after the Cold War ended. Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace tells a remarkable story of high-wire acts of diplomacy, close calls, dogged persistence, and extraordinary success. Michael Krepon brings to life the pitched battles between arms controllers and advocates of nuclear deterrence, the ironic twists and unexpected outcomes from Truman to Trump. What began with a ban on atmospheric testing and a nonproliferation treaty reached its apogee with treaties that mandated deep cuts and corralled "loose nukes" after the Soviet Union imploded. After the Cold War ended, much of this diplomatic accomplishment was cast aside in favor of freedom of action. The nuclear peace is now imperiled by no less than four nuclear-armed rivalries. Arms control needs to be revived and reimagined for Russia and China to prevent nuclear warfare. New guardrails have to be erected. Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace is an engaging account of how the practice of arms control was built from scratch, how it was torn down, and how it can be rebuilt.Nuclear arms controlHistoryNuclear arms controlUnited StatesHistoryPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms ControlbisacshUnited StatesForeign relations1945-1989United StatesForeign relations1989-Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty.MIRV.No First Use.SALT.START.arms control.deterrence.nonproliferation.nuclear testing.nuclear weapons.Nuclear arms controlHistory.Nuclear arms controlHistory.POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control.327.1/747900Krepon Michael1946-authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1262542DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910554498503321Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace2951569UNINA