Author: Samuel R. Williamson Jr
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 113705882X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
The United States took almost a decade after Hiroshima and Nagasaki to develop a coherent strategy of nuclear deterrence. This comprehensive study by two careful and well-informed historians provides the best explanation we have of why this process took so long; it also suggests the inherent difficulties of relying on nuclear weapons to provide security in the first place. Required reading for anyone interested in the early history of the nuclear era.
The Origins of U.S. Nuclear Strategy, 1945-1953
Author: Samuel R. Williamson Jr
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 113705882X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
The United States took almost a decade after Hiroshima and Nagasaki to develop a coherent strategy of nuclear deterrence. This comprehensive study by two careful and well-informed historians provides the best explanation we have of why this process took so long; it also suggests the inherent difficulties of relying on nuclear weapons to provide security in the first place. Required reading for anyone interested in the early history of the nuclear era.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 113705882X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
The United States took almost a decade after Hiroshima and Nagasaki to develop a coherent strategy of nuclear deterrence. This comprehensive study by two careful and well-informed historians provides the best explanation we have of why this process took so long; it also suggests the inherent difficulties of relying on nuclear weapons to provide security in the first place. Required reading for anyone interested in the early history of the nuclear era.
Nuclear Weapons and American Strategy, 1945-1953
Author: Mark Bernard Schneider
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tactical nuclear weapons
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tactical nuclear weapons
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
The Origins of U.S. Nuclear Strategy, 1945-1953
Author: Samuel R. Williamson Jr
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312089641
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The United States took almost a decade after Hiroshima and Nagasaki to develop a coherent strategy of nuclear deterrence. This comprehensive study by two careful and well-informed historians provides the best explanation we have of why this process took so long; it also suggests the inherent difficulties of relying on nuclear weapons to provide security in the first place. Required reading for anyone interested in the early history of the nuclear era.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312089641
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The United States took almost a decade after Hiroshima and Nagasaki to develop a coherent strategy of nuclear deterrence. This comprehensive study by two careful and well-informed historians provides the best explanation we have of why this process took so long; it also suggests the inherent difficulties of relying on nuclear weapons to provide security in the first place. Required reading for anyone interested in the early history of the nuclear era.
Atomic Diplomacy: Hiroshima and Potsdam
Author: Gar Alperovitz
Publisher: New York : Simon and Schuster
ISBN:
Category : Soviet Union
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Assessment of the influence of the atomic factor on U.S.-Russian relations since the Hiroshima bombing under the Truman administration.
Publisher: New York : Simon and Schuster
ISBN:
Category : Soviet Union
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Assessment of the influence of the atomic factor on U.S.-Russian relations since the Hiroshima bombing under the Truman administration.
Building a Strategic Air Force
Author: Walton S. Moody
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Air defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Air defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
American Strategic Power
Author: Harland Buell Moulton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear weapons
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear weapons
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
The Origins of Overkill
Author: David Alan Rosenberg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
The Bomb
Author: Beatrice Heuser
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131788678X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
This tightly argued and profoundly thought provoking book tackles a huge subject: the coming of the nuclear age with bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, and the ways in which it has changed our lives since. Dr Heuser sets these events in their historical context and tackles key issues about the effect of nuclear weapons on modern attitudes to conflict, and on the ethics of warfare. Ducking nothing, she demystifies the subject, seeing `the bomb' not as something unique and paralysing, but as an integral part of the strategic and moral context of our time. For a wide multidisciplinary and general readership.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131788678X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
This tightly argued and profoundly thought provoking book tackles a huge subject: the coming of the nuclear age with bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, and the ways in which it has changed our lives since. Dr Heuser sets these events in their historical context and tackles key issues about the effect of nuclear weapons on modern attitudes to conflict, and on the ethics of warfare. Ducking nothing, she demystifies the subject, seeing `the bomb' not as something unique and paralysing, but as an integral part of the strategic and moral context of our time. For a wide multidisciplinary and general readership.
The Winning Weapon
Author: Gregg Herken
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400859603
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
This book makes clear how, and why, after World War II American diplomats tried to make the atom bomb a winning weapon," an absolute advantage in negotiations with the Soviet Union. But this policy failed utterly in the 1948 Berlin crisis, and at home the State Department opposed those scientists who advocated international cooperation on nuclear matters. Originally published in 1988. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400859603
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
This book makes clear how, and why, after World War II American diplomats tried to make the atom bomb a winning weapon," an absolute advantage in negotiations with the Soviet Union. But this policy failed utterly in the 1948 Berlin crisis, and at home the State Department opposed those scientists who advocated international cooperation on nuclear matters. Originally published in 1988. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
The Nuclear Taboo
Author: Nina Tannenwald
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521524285
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Why have nuclear weapons not been used since Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945? Nina Tannenwald disputes the conventional answer of 'deterrence' in favour of what she calls a nuclear taboo - a widespread inhibition on using nuclear weapons - which has arisen in global politics. Drawing on newly released archival sources, Tannenwald traces the rise of the nuclear taboo, the forces that produced it, and its influence, particularly on US leaders. She analyzes four critical instances where US leaders considered using nuclear weapons (Japan 1945, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War 1991) and examines how the nuclear taboo has repeatedly dissuaded US and other world leaders from resorting to these 'ultimate weapons'. Through a systematic analysis, Tannenwald challenges conventional conceptions of deterrence and offers a compelling argument on the moral bases of nuclear restraint as well as an important insight into how nuclear war can be avoided in the future.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521524285
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Why have nuclear weapons not been used since Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945? Nina Tannenwald disputes the conventional answer of 'deterrence' in favour of what she calls a nuclear taboo - a widespread inhibition on using nuclear weapons - which has arisen in global politics. Drawing on newly released archival sources, Tannenwald traces the rise of the nuclear taboo, the forces that produced it, and its influence, particularly on US leaders. She analyzes four critical instances where US leaders considered using nuclear weapons (Japan 1945, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War 1991) and examines how the nuclear taboo has repeatedly dissuaded US and other world leaders from resorting to these 'ultimate weapons'. Through a systematic analysis, Tannenwald challenges conventional conceptions of deterrence and offers a compelling argument on the moral bases of nuclear restraint as well as an important insight into how nuclear war can be avoided in the future.