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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... Oppenheimer was appointed its director despite his links , through a former fiancée , his brother , and others , to the Com- munist Party . Groves wanted Oppenheimer on the project , not only because he considered him loyal to the ...
... Oppenheimer was appointed its director despite his links , through a former fiancée , his brother , and others , to the Com- munist Party . Groves wanted Oppenheimer on the project , not only because he considered him loyal to the ...
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... Oppenheimer recalled , “ I don't think there was any time whe [ n ] we worked harder at the speedup than in the period after the German surrender . " With Germany defeated , the only remaining enemy was Japan . Yet no American ever ...
... Oppenheimer recalled , “ I don't think there was any time whe [ n ] we worked harder at the speedup than in the period after the German surrender . " With Germany defeated , the only remaining enemy was Japan . Yet no American ever ...
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... Oppenheimer , and Fermi -- believed that the successful completion of the Manhattan Project re- quired the use of the atomic bomb . In fact , some of the scientists working on 95 14 the project believed that use of the bomb Truman ...
... Oppenheimer , and Fermi -- believed that the successful completion of the Manhattan Project re- quired the use of the atomic bomb . In fact , some of the scientists working on 95 14 the project believed that use of the bomb Truman ...
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... Oppenheimer and Karl T. Compton suggested that there should be an exchange of information between the two countries , without giving the Soviets the specific details they would need to produce their own nuclear weapons . However , James ...
... Oppenheimer and Karl T. Compton suggested that there should be an exchange of information between the two countries , without giving the Soviets the specific details they would need to produce their own nuclear weapons . However , James ...
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... Oppenheimer blocked circu- lation of Szilard's petition because he doubted the right of scientists to influ- ence political decisions . As with the Franck Report , there is no evidence to indicate that Szilard's petition ever reached ...
... Oppenheimer blocked circu- lation of Szilard's petition because he doubted the right of scientists to influ- ence political decisions . As with the Franck Report , there is no evidence to indicate that Szilard's petition ever reached ...
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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