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At the Borderline of Armageddon

How American Presidents Managed the Atom Bomb

von: James E. Goodby
42,99 €
Verlag:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	04.05.2006
ISBN/EAN:	9780742570887
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	224

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Titelbeschreibung

'No previous generation of statesmen has had to conduct policy in so unknown an environment at the border line of Armageddon'-Henry Kissinger Nuclear weapons pose a unique challenge to American foreign policy and the American president in particular. The choices the president makes with regard to atomic weapons can change the course of human history and affect the lives of billions of people. In this important new work, scholar, teacher, and diplomat James 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.

Titelkurzbeschreibung

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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Preface
 Chapter 2
 Chapter 1: The Logic of War, 1941-1952
 Chapter 3 At the Beginning: Churchill, Roosevelt and Truman
 Chapter 4
 Chapter 2: Setting the Rules for the Long Haul, 1953-1968
 Chapter 5 Nuclear Deterrence or Preventive War? Eisenhower's Choice
 Chapter 6 John Kennedy: From Crisis to Triumph to Tragedy
 Chapter 7 Lyndon Johnson: The Offense-Defense Riddle
 Chapter 8
 Chapter III: Facing the Problems of Parity, 1969-1980
 Chapter 9 Richard Nixon: Only Connect
 Chapter 10 Gerald Ford: A Time to Plant
 Chapter 11 Jimmy Carter: The Limits of Presidential Power
 Chapter 12
 Chapter IV: A Break With the Past, 1981-1988
 Chapter 13 The Reagan Revolution in Nuclear Weaponry
 Chapter 14
 Chapter V: Once More into the Unknown
 Chapter 15 George H. W. Bush: Managing the Soviet Succession
 Chapter 16 William J. Clinton: Facing New Threats
 Chapter 17 George W. Bush: Overthrowing the Old Order
 Chapter 18 Afterword

Autorenportrait

James E. Goodby is a research affiliate with MIT's Program on Science, Technology, and Society, where he dedicates his research to issues involving nuclear weapons. Goodby has served in a variety of diplomatic and policy positions in both Europe and Washington, placing strong emphasis on international security affairs. Among Goodby's most recent books are The Gravest Danger: Nuclear Weapons, co-authored with Sidney Drell, and A Strategy for Stable Peace, co-authored with Petrus Buwalda and Dmitri Trenin. He is the recipient of the Presidential Distinguished Service Award, the State Department's Superior and Distinguished Honor Award, and the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit from the German government. In 1995, Goodby received the inaugural Heinz Award in Public Policy.