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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... disregarded Stimson's political advice . Nor did he receive another opportunity to turn the President around - on April 12 , Roosevelt was dead.3 33 2 Truman , Hiroshima , and Nagasaki , 1945 False Roosevelt and the Manhattan Project 11.
... disregarded Stimson's political advice . Nor did he receive another opportunity to turn the President around - on April 12 , Roosevelt was dead.3 33 2 Truman , Hiroshima , and Nagasaki , 1945 False Roosevelt and the Manhattan Project 11.
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... political relations with the Soviet Union , nothing should be done to jeopardize America's lead in the development of atomic energy . In the end , he was able to persuade the committee to accept his viewpoint . 17 On June 1 Truman ...
... political relations with the Soviet Union , nothing should be done to jeopardize America's lead in the development of atomic energy . In the end , he was able to persuade the committee to accept his viewpoint . 17 On June 1 Truman ...
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... political decisions . As with the Franck Report , there is no evidence to indicate that Szilard's petition ever reached Truman . 25 Strategy : Japan and the Soviet Union The decision of the Scientific Panel to reject the Franck Report's ...
... political decisions . As with the Franck Report , there is no evidence to indicate that Szilard's petition ever reached Truman . 25 Strategy : Japan and the Soviet Union The decision of the Scientific Panel to reject the Franck Report's ...
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... political and military ramifica- tions of atomic energy development , that the atomic bomb was not even men- tioned in a strategy meeting Truman held with his military advisers on June 18. And yet , while the use of the bomb was not ...
... political and military ramifica- tions of atomic energy development , that the atomic bomb was not even men- tioned in a strategy meeting Truman held with his military advisers on June 18. And yet , while the use of the bomb was not ...
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... political ad- viser , Marquis Kido Koichi , to actively seek peace . However , because the mil- itarists , who dominated the government , opposed surrender , the emperor and Kido had to move secretly and cautiously . On April 7 , with ...
... political ad- viser , Marquis Kido Koichi , to actively seek peace . However , because the mil- itarists , who dominated the government , opposed surrender , the emperor and Kido had to move secretly and cautiously . On April 7 , with ...
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