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March to Armageddon : the United States and the nuclear arms race, 1939 to the present / / Ronald E. Powaski



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Autore: Powaski Ronald E. Visualizza persona
Titolo: March to Armageddon : the United States and the nuclear arms race, 1939 to the present / / Ronald E. Powaski Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1987
©1987
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (311 p.)
Disciplina: 355.8/25119/0973
Soggetto topico: Nuclear weapons
Arms race - History - 20th century
Soggetto geografico: United States Defenses
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1. Roosevelt and the Manhattan Project, 1939-1945; 2. Truman, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, 1945; 3. Truman and International Control of the Atom, 1945-1947; 4. Truman, the Cold War, and the Hydrogen Bomb, 1947-1952; 5. Eisenhower and Massive Retaliation, 1953-1961; 6. Eisenhower and Nuclear Arms Control, 1953-1961; 7. Kennedy, Nuclear Weapons, and the Limited Test Ban Treaty, 1961-1963; 8. Johnson, Nuclear Weapons, and the Pursuit of SALT, 1963-1969; 9. Nixon and SALT I, 1969-1972; 10. Nixon, Ford, and the Decline of Détente, 1972-1977; 11. Carter and SALT II, 1977-1981
12. Reagan and the ""Rearmament"" of America, 1981-198313. Reagan and Nuclear Arms Talks, 1981 to the Present; Conclusion; Glossary of Acronyms and Technical Terms; Notes; Suggested Readings; Index
Sommario/riassunto: This book traces the evolution of the nuclear arms race from its origin in Roosevelt's decision to develop an atomic bomb to Reagan's decision to continue its expansion in the 1980s.
Titolo autorizzato: March to Armageddon  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-802095-3
1-280-52332-8
9786610523320
0-19-536454-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910451398703321
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