The Resource Nuclear statecraft : history and strategy in America's atomic age, Francis J. Gavinches
Nuclear statecraft : history and strategy in America's atomic age, Francis J. Gavinches
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- Summary
- We are at a critical juncture in world politics. Nuclear strategy and policy have risen to the top of the global policy agenda, and issues ranging from a nuclear Iran to the global zero movement are generating sharp debate. The historical origins of our contemporary nuclear world are deeply consequential for contemporary policy, but it is crucial that decisions are made on the basis of fact rather than myth and misapprehension. In Nuclear Statecraft, Francis J. Gavin challenges key elements of the widely accepted narrative about the history of the atomic age and the consequences of the nuclear revolution. On the basis of recently declassified documents, Gavin reassesses the strategy of flexible response, the influence of nuclear weapons during the Berlin Crisis, the origins of and motivations for U.S. nuclear nonproliferation policy, and how to assess the nuclear dangers we face today. In case after case, he finds that we know far less than we think we do about our nuclear history. Archival evidence makes it clear that decision makers were more concerned about underlying geopolitical questions than about the strategic dynamic between two nuclear superpowers. Gavin's rigorous historical work not only tells us what happened in the past but also offers a powerful tool to explain how nuclear weapons influence international relations. Nuclear Statecraft provides a solid foundation for future policymaking
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 218 pages)
- Contents
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- History, theory, and statecraft in the nuclear age
- The myth of flexible response
- Nuclear weapons, statecraft, and the Berlin crisis, 1958-1962
- Blasts from the past : proliferation lessons from the 1960s
- Nuclear Nixon
- That seventies show : the consequences of parity revisited
- Same as it ever was? : nuclear weapons in the 21st century
- Global zero, history, and the nuclear revolution
- Isbn
- 9780801451010
- Label
- Nuclear statecraft : history and strategy in America's atomic age
- Title
- Nuclear statecraft
- Title remainder
- history and strategy in America's atomic age
- Statement of responsibility
- Francis J. Gavinches
- Subject
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- HISTORY -- Military | Nuclear Warfare
- HISTORY -- Military | Other
- History
- Nuclear arms control -- Government policy
- Nuclear arms control -- Government policy -- United States -- History
- Nuclear nonproliferation -- Government policy
- Nuclear nonproliferation -- Government policy -- United States -- History
- Nuclear weapons -- Government policy
- Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History
- Since 1945
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science
- United States
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
- Diplomatic relations
- Electronic books
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- We are at a critical juncture in world politics. Nuclear strategy and policy have risen to the top of the global policy agenda, and issues ranging from a nuclear Iran to the global zero movement are generating sharp debate. The historical origins of our contemporary nuclear world are deeply consequential for contemporary policy, but it is crucial that decisions are made on the basis of fact rather than myth and misapprehension. In Nuclear Statecraft, Francis J. Gavin challenges key elements of the widely accepted narrative about the history of the atomic age and the consequences of the nuclear revolution. On the basis of recently declassified documents, Gavin reassesses the strategy of flexible response, the influence of nuclear weapons during the Berlin Crisis, the origins of and motivations for U.S. nuclear nonproliferation policy, and how to assess the nuclear dangers we face today. In case after case, he finds that we know far less than we think we do about our nuclear history. Archival evidence makes it clear that decision makers were more concerned about underlying geopolitical questions than about the strategic dynamic between two nuclear superpowers. Gavin's rigorous historical work not only tells us what happened in the past but also offers a powerful tool to explain how nuclear weapons influence international relations. Nuclear Statecraft provides a solid foundation for future policymaking
- Cataloging source
- AZK
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gavin, Francis J
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- In English
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Cornell studies in security affairs
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Nuclear weapons
- Nuclear nonproliferation
- Nuclear arms control
- United States
- United States
- HISTORY
- HISTORY
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
- Diplomatic relations
- Nuclear arms control
- Nuclear nonproliferation
- Nuclear weapons
- United States
- Label
- Nuclear statecraft : history and strategy in America's atomic age, Francis J. Gavinches
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- History, theory, and statecraft in the nuclear age -- The myth of flexible response -- Nuclear weapons, statecraft, and the Berlin crisis, 1958-1962 -- Blasts from the past : proliferation lessons from the 1960s -- Nuclear Nixon -- That seventies show : the consequences of parity revisited -- Same as it ever was? : nuclear weapons in the 21st century -- Global zero, history, and the nuclear revolution
- Control code
- ocn961676879
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 218 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780801451010
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
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- 10.7591/9780801465765
- ebc3138390
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt8h9m5
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)961676879
- Label
- Nuclear statecraft : history and strategy in America's atomic age, Francis J. Gavinches
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- History, theory, and statecraft in the nuclear age -- The myth of flexible response -- Nuclear weapons, statecraft, and the Berlin crisis, 1958-1962 -- Blasts from the past : proliferation lessons from the 1960s -- Nuclear Nixon -- That seventies show : the consequences of parity revisited -- Same as it ever was? : nuclear weapons in the 21st century -- Global zero, history, and the nuclear revolution
- Control code
- ocn961676879
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 218 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780801451010
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
-
- 10.7591/9780801465765
- ebc3138390
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt8h9m5
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)961676879
Subject
- HISTORY -- Military | Nuclear Warfare
- HISTORY -- Military | Other
- History
- Nuclear arms control -- Government policy
- Nuclear arms control -- Government policy -- United States -- History
- Nuclear nonproliferation -- Government policy
- Nuclear nonproliferation -- Government policy -- United States -- History
- Nuclear weapons -- Government policy
- Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History
- Since 1945
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science
- United States
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
- Diplomatic relations
- Electronic books
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