Going critical [[electronic resource] ] : the first North Korean nuclear crisis / / Joel S. Wit, Daniel B. Poneman, Robert L. Gallucci

• Autore: Wit Joel S
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (495 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.730519309049; 355.825119095193
• Soggetto topico: Nuclear weapons - Korea (North); World politics - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: Korea (North) Politics and government; Korea (North) Military policy; Korea (North) Foreign relations
• Altri autori: PonemanDaniel GallucciRobert L
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: A cornered dog will sometimes bite -- An extremely peculiar nation, March-May 1993 -- No sitting president would allow North Korea to acquire nuclear weapons, June-August 1993 -- The twilight zone, September-December 1993 -- A sea of fire, January-March 1994 -- Ending history, April-May 1994 -- At the brink, June 3-June 14, 1994 -- We liked you starting from then, June 14-30, 1994 -- Sailing to an uncertain destination, July-August 1994 -- Progress usually comes at the eleventh hour, September-October 1994 -- What does not kill me makes me stronger, October 1994-July 1995 -- The land of counterpane.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this work, three former US officials who played key roles in the 1994 crisis trace the intense efforts that led North Korea to freeze - and pledge to ultimately dismantle - its dangerous plutonium production programme, while avoiding a second Korean War.
• Titolo autorizzato: Going critical
• ISBN: 1-280-81293-1; 9786610812936; 0-8157-9641-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820742003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II