LEADER 04246nam 22006855 450 001 9910554498503321 005 20240126134145.0 010 $a1-5036-2961-9 024 7 $a10.1515/9781503629615 035 $a(CKB)4970000000171315 035 $a(DE-B1597)609946 035 $a(OCoLC)1280945748 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781503629615 035 $aEBL7012547 035 $a(AU-PeEL)EBL7012547 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7012547 035 $a(EXLCZ)994970000000171315 100 $a20211129h20212021 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWinning and Losing the Nuclear Peace $eThe Rise, Demise, and Revival of Arms Control /$fMichael Krepon 210 1$aStanford, CA :$cStanford University Press,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource (640 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-5036-2909-0 327 $tFrontmatter --$tCONTENTS --$tList of Acronyms --$tIntroduction --$tPROLOGUE --$tRISE --$tCAPPING THE ARSENALS --$tTHE PIVOT --$tAPOGEE --$tDEMISE --$tDENOUEMENT --$tREVIVAL --$tAcknowledgments --$tAnnexes --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aNuclear arms control$xHistory 606 $aNuclear arms control$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control$2bisacsh 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1945-1989 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1989- 610 $aAnti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. 610 $aComprehensive Test Ban Treaty. 610 $aIntermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty. 610 $aMIRV. 610 $aNo First Use. 610 $aSALT. 610 $aSTART. 610 $aarms control. 610 $adeterrence. 610 $anonproliferation. 610 $anuclear testing. 610 $anuclear weapons. 615 0$aNuclear arms control$xHistory. 615 0$aNuclear arms control$xHistory. 615 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control. 676 $a327.1/747 676 $a900 700 $aKrepon$b Michael$f1946-$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01262542 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910554498503321 996 $aWinning and Losing the Nuclear Peace$92951569 997 $aUNINA