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At the borderline of Armageddon : how American presidents managed the atom bomb / James E. Goodby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goodby, James E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nuclear weapons--United States.
- Nuclear weapons.
- United States.
- United States--Military policy.
- Military policy.
- United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Politics and government--1989-.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2006]
- Summary:
- In this important new work, scholar, teacher, and diplomat James E. Goodby analyzes how American presidents have confronted the dilemma of nuclear weapons. Drawing on his own involvement in over fifty years of nuclear policy, he explores specific case studies to illustrate the decision making process and the delicate balance between international cooperation and freedom of action, between the rules of behavior and governmental autonomy.
- Contents:
- At the beginning : Churchill, Roosevelt and Truman
- Nuclear deterrence or preventive war? : Eisenhower's choice
- John F. Kennedy : from crisis to triumph to tragedy
- Lyndon Johnson : the offense-defense riddle
- Richard Nixon : only connect
- Gerald Ford : a time to plant
- Jimmy Carter : the limits of presidential power
- The Reagan revolution in nuclear weaponry
- George H.W. Bush : managing the Soviet succession
- Bill Clinton : facing new threats
- George W. Bush : overthrowing the old order.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0742550753
- 0742550761
- OCLC:
- 62593401
- Publisher Number:
- 9780742550759
- 9780742550766
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