March to Armageddon : the United States and the nuclear arms race, 1939 to the present / Ronald E. Powaski.
1987
U264 .P69 1987
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Title
March to Armageddon : the United States and the nuclear arms race, 1939 to the present / Ronald E. Powaski.
Author
ISBN
9780198020950 (electronic bk.)
0198020953 (electronic bk.)
1280523328
9781280523328
9780195044119
0195044118
0195038789 (alk. paper)
9780195038781 (alk. paper)
0195044118
0198020953 (electronic bk.)
1280523328
9781280523328
9780195044119
0195044118
0195038789 (alk. paper)
9780195038781 (alk. paper)
0195044118
Imprint
New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (300 pages)
Call Number
U264 .P69 1987
System Control No.
(OCoLC)608132392
Summary
This book traces the evolution of the nuclear arms race from its origin in Roosevelt's decision to develop an atomic bomb to Reagan's decision to continue its expansion in the 1980s.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-282) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Roosevelt and the Manhattan Project, 1939-1945; 2. Truman, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, 1945; 3. Truman and International Control of the Atom, 1945-1947; 4. Truman, the Cold War, and the Hydrogen Bomb, 1947-1952; 5. Eisenhower and Massive Retaliation, 1953-1961; 6. Eisenhower and Nuclear Arms Control, 1953-1961; 7. Kennedy, Nuclear Weapons, and the Limited Test Ban Treaty, 1961-1963; 8. Johnson, Nuclear Weapons, and the Pursuit of SALT, 1963-1969; 9. Nixon and SALT I, 1969-1972; 10. Nixon, Ford, and the Decline of Détente, 1972-1977; 11. Carter and SALT II, 1977-1981.
12. Reagan and the ""Rearmament"" of America, 1981-198313. Reagan and Nuclear Arms Talks, 1981 to the Present; Conclusion; Glossary of Acronyms and Technical Terms; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Notes; Suggested Readings; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
12. Reagan and the ""Rearmament"" of America, 1981-198313. Reagan and Nuclear Arms Talks, 1981 to the Present; Conclusion; Glossary of Acronyms and Technical Terms; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Notes; Suggested Readings; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
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Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
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Print version: Powaski, Ronald E. March to Armageddon. New York : Oxford University Press, 1987
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