My journey at the nuclear brink / / William J. Perry ; foreword by George P. Shultz |
Autore | Perry William James <1927-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, California : , : Stanford University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02/17092 |
Collana | Stanford Security Studies |
Soggetto topico |
Nuclear weapons - Government policy - United States - History
Nuclear arms control - United States - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8047-9714-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Nuclear Nightmare -- 2 A Fire in the Sky -- 3 The Rise of the Soviet Missile Threat and the Race for Data to Understand It -- 4 An Original Silicon Valley Entrepreneur and the Advance of Spy Technology -- 5 A Call to Serve -- 6 Implementing the Offset Strategy and the Emergence of Stealth Technology -- 7 Buildup of the US Nuclear Force -- 8 Nuclear Alerts, Arms Control, and Missed Opportunities in Nonproliferation -- 9 The Undersecretary as a Diplomat -- 10 Back in Civilian Life: The Cold War Ends, but the Nuclear Journey Continues -- 11 A Return to Washington: The New Challenge of “Loose Nukes” and the Lurching Reform of Defense Acquisition -- 12 I Become Secretary of Defense -- 13 Dismantling Nuclear Weapons and Building the Legacy of Nunn-Lugar -- 14 The Crisis with North Korea: Containing an Emerging Nuclear State -- 15 Ratifying Start II and Battling over the Test Ban Treaty -- 16 NATO, Peacekeeping in Bosnia, and the Rise of Security Ties with Russia -- 17 The “Immaculate Invasion” of Haiti and Forging Ties for Western Hemispheric Security -- 18 The “Iron Logic” between Military Capability and Quality of Life -- 19 A Farewell to Arms -- 20 The Fall of Security Ties with Russia -- 21 Seeking Common Ground with China, India, Pakistan, and Iran -- 22 The North Korean Policy Review: Triumph and Tragedy -- 23 Fiasco in Iraq: Then and Now -- 24 The Nuclear Security Project: Former “Cold Warriors” Offer a New Vision -- 25 A Way Forward: Hope for a World without Nuclear Weapons -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461130003321 |
Perry William James <1927-> | ||
Stanford, California : , : Stanford University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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My journey at the nuclear brink / / William J. Perry ; foreword by George P. Shultz |
Autore | Perry William James <1927-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, California : , : Stanford University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02/17092 |
Collana | Stanford Security Studies |
Soggetto topico |
Nuclear weapons - Government policy - United States - History
Nuclear arms control - United States - History |
ISBN | 0-8047-9714-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Nuclear Nightmare -- 2 A Fire in the Sky -- 3 The Rise of the Soviet Missile Threat and the Race for Data to Understand It -- 4 An Original Silicon Valley Entrepreneur and the Advance of Spy Technology -- 5 A Call to Serve -- 6 Implementing the Offset Strategy and the Emergence of Stealth Technology -- 7 Buildup of the US Nuclear Force -- 8 Nuclear Alerts, Arms Control, and Missed Opportunities in Nonproliferation -- 9 The Undersecretary as a Diplomat -- 10 Back in Civilian Life: The Cold War Ends, but the Nuclear Journey Continues -- 11 A Return to Washington: The New Challenge of “Loose Nukes” and the Lurching Reform of Defense Acquisition -- 12 I Become Secretary of Defense -- 13 Dismantling Nuclear Weapons and Building the Legacy of Nunn-Lugar -- 14 The Crisis with North Korea: Containing an Emerging Nuclear State -- 15 Ratifying Start II and Battling over the Test Ban Treaty -- 16 NATO, Peacekeeping in Bosnia, and the Rise of Security Ties with Russia -- 17 The “Immaculate Invasion” of Haiti and Forging Ties for Western Hemispheric Security -- 18 The “Iron Logic” between Military Capability and Quality of Life -- 19 A Farewell to Arms -- 20 The Fall of Security Ties with Russia -- 21 Seeking Common Ground with China, India, Pakistan, and Iran -- 22 The North Korean Policy Review: Triumph and Tragedy -- 23 Fiasco in Iraq: Then and Now -- 24 The Nuclear Security Project: Former “Cold Warriors” Offer a New Vision -- 25 A Way Forward: Hope for a World without Nuclear Weapons -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797544803321 |
Perry William James <1927-> | ||
Stanford, California : , : Stanford University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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My journey at the nuclear brink / / William J. Perry ; foreword by George P. Shultz |
Autore | Perry William James <1927-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, California : , : Stanford University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02/17092 |
Collana | Stanford Security Studies |
Soggetto topico |
Nuclear weapons - Government policy - United States - History
Nuclear arms control - United States - History |
ISBN | 0-8047-9714-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Nuclear Nightmare -- 2 A Fire in the Sky -- 3 The Rise of the Soviet Missile Threat and the Race for Data to Understand It -- 4 An Original Silicon Valley Entrepreneur and the Advance of Spy Technology -- 5 A Call to Serve -- 6 Implementing the Offset Strategy and the Emergence of Stealth Technology -- 7 Buildup of the US Nuclear Force -- 8 Nuclear Alerts, Arms Control, and Missed Opportunities in Nonproliferation -- 9 The Undersecretary as a Diplomat -- 10 Back in Civilian Life: The Cold War Ends, but the Nuclear Journey Continues -- 11 A Return to Washington: The New Challenge of “Loose Nukes” and the Lurching Reform of Defense Acquisition -- 12 I Become Secretary of Defense -- 13 Dismantling Nuclear Weapons and Building the Legacy of Nunn-Lugar -- 14 The Crisis with North Korea: Containing an Emerging Nuclear State -- 15 Ratifying Start II and Battling over the Test Ban Treaty -- 16 NATO, Peacekeeping in Bosnia, and the Rise of Security Ties with Russia -- 17 The “Immaculate Invasion” of Haiti and Forging Ties for Western Hemispheric Security -- 18 The “Iron Logic” between Military Capability and Quality of Life -- 19 A Farewell to Arms -- 20 The Fall of Security Ties with Russia -- 21 Seeking Common Ground with China, India, Pakistan, and Iran -- 22 The North Korean Policy Review: Triumph and Tragedy -- 23 Fiasco in Iraq: Then and Now -- 24 The Nuclear Security Project: Former “Cold Warriors” Offer a New Vision -- 25 A Way Forward: Hope for a World without Nuclear Weapons -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812773503321 |
Perry William James <1927-> | ||
Stanford, California : , : Stanford University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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