March to Armageddon: The United States and the Nuclear Arms Race, 1939 to the PresentOxford University Press, 18 juin 1987 - 318 pages Ronald E. Powaski offers the first complete, accessible history of the events, forces, and factors that have brought the world to the brink of a nuclear holocaust. He traces the evolution of the nuclear arms race from FDR's decision to develop an atomic bomb to Reagan's decision to continue its expansion in the 1980's. Focusing on the forces that have propelled the arms race and the reasons behind the repeated failures to check the proliferation of nuclear weapons, Powaski discusses such topics as the Manhattan Project, the decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima, the debate over whether to share atomic information, the effect of nuclear weapons on U.S. military and foreign policy, and the role of these weapons in arms control negotiations in the last five presidential administrations. |
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... July 20 , 1943. The decision was formalized at the Quebec Conference in August 1943. The two leaders also agreed never to use atomic weapons against each other nor " against third parties without each other's consent . ' " 22 Roosevelt ...
... July 20 , 1943. The decision was formalized at the Quebec Conference in August 1943. The two leaders also agreed never to use atomic weapons against each other nor " against third parties without each other's consent . ' " 22 Roosevelt ...
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... July 15. The postpone- ment , Stimson recorded in his diary , would " give us more time ” —undoubt- edly , to test the atomic bomb . ' 13 The Interim Committee The members of the Interim Committee were no more inclined to question the ...
... July 15. The postpone- ment , Stimson recorded in his diary , would " give us more time ” —undoubt- edly , to test the atomic bomb . ' 13 The Interim Committee The members of the Interim Committee were no more inclined to question the ...
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... July 17 Szilard sent a petition to Truman containing the signatures of sixty - seven scientists at the University of Chicago . Its essential statement held that " the United States shall not resort to use of atomic bombs in this war ...
... July 17 Szilard sent a petition to Truman containing the signatures of sixty - seven scientists at the University of Chicago . Its essential statement held that " the United States shall not resort to use of atomic bombs in this war ...
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... July 17 cable to the Japanese am- bassador in Moscow , Sato Naotake , Togo gave a hint of what conditions he thought would bring about an honorable termination of the conflict : “ If only the United States and Great Britain would ...
... July 17 cable to the Japanese am- bassador in Moscow , Sato Naotake , Togo gave a hint of what conditions he thought would bring about an honorable termination of the conflict : “ If only the United States and Great Britain would ...
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... July 16. Deferring the decision , he wrote later , served a number of purposes : demonstrating to the Japanese the unity of the Allies , providing time to ascertain the intentions of the Soviets , and gaining time to learn whether the ...
... July 16. Deferring the decision , he wrote later , served a number of purposes : demonstrating to the Japanese the unity of the Allies , providing time to ascertain the intentions of the Soviets , and gaining time to learn whether the ...
Table des matières
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3 Truman and International Control of the Atom 19451947 | 29 |
4 Truman the Cold War and the Hydrogen Bomb 19471952 | 46 |
5 Eisenhower and Massive Retaliation 19531961 | 60 |
6 Eisenhower and Nuclear Arms Control 19531961 | 74 |
7 Kennedy Nuclear Weapons and the Limited Test Ban Treaty 19611963 | 93 |
8 Johnson Nuclear Weapons and the Pursuit of SALT 19631969 | 113 |
11 Carter and SALT II 19771981 | 162 |
12 Reagan and the Rearmament of America 19811983 | 184 |
13 Reagan and Nuclear Arms Talks 1981 to the Present | 197 |
Conclusion | 222 |
Glossary of Acronyms and Technical Terms | 233 |
Notes | 237 |
Suggested Readings | 275 |
Index | 283 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
accept administration administration's agreed agreement American nuclear argued atomic bomb atomic energy atomic weapons attack ballistic missiles Baruch believed bombers Brzezinski buildup Byrnes Carter ceiling Cold War Committee Conference crisis cruise missiles decision defense deploy deployment détente deterrent diplomatic Eisenhower Europe explosion first-strike Foreign Policy freeze FRUS Geneva Hereafter cited Herken hydrogen bomb Ibid ICBMs inspection Jacobsen and Stein Japan Japanese Johnson Joint Chiefs July June Kahan Kennedy Khrushchev Kissinger launchers Lilienthal limited Manhattan Project McNamara military MIRV missile gap Moscow negotiations Nixon November nuclear arms race nuclear arsenal nuclear testing nuclear weapons October Oppenheimer peace Pentagon political Potsdam Potsdam Conference President proposal quoted Reagan reduce Roosevelt SALT II Treaty Seaborg Secretary Senate SLBMs Soviet Union Soviet-American Stimson strategic arms superpowers Talbott talks targets test ban throw-weight Truman U.S. Arms Control U.S. Congress U.S. Department United Vance warheads Washington White House York