The story of the postwar superpower arms race, climaxing during the Reagan-Gorbachev decade. Drawing on a wealth of new documentation, Rhodes reveals how the Reagan administration's unprecedented arms buildup in the early 1980s led Soviet leader Andropov to conclude that Reagan …
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Introduction / James J. Wirtz and Peter R. Lavoy -- Japan's nuclear option / Katsuhisa Furukawa -- Will Taiwan go nuclear? / Arthur S. Ding -- Nuclear proliferation and the Middle East's security dilemma : the case of Saudi Arabia / James A. Russell -- Motivations and capabiliti…
"Outraged conscience, careful argument, poetry and political analysis -- gathered here is the diversity of voices, traditions, and approaches that are weaving themselves into an anti-nuclear and peace movement in India and Pakistan. In these essays, written before, during, and a…
"Outraged conscience, careful argument, poetry and political analysis -- gathered here is the diversity of voices, traditions, and approaches that are weaving themselves into an anti-nuclear and peace movement in India and Pakistan. In these essays, written before, during, and a…
James B. Conant was one of the giants of the American establishment. In this monumental biography, the first ever written, James G. Hershberg gives us the life of the renowned educator and scientist who led the U.S. government's effort to develop weapons of mass destruction, and…
James B. Conant was one of the giants of the American establishment. In this monumental biography, the first ever written, James G. Hershberg gives us the life of the renowned educator and scientist who led the U.S. government's effort to develop weapons of mass destruction, and…
In 1974 India exploded an atomic device. In May 1998 the new right-wing BJP Government set off several more, encountering in the process domestic plaudits, but also international condemnation and possibly sparking a new nuclear arms race in South Asia. What explains the enthusia…
The book interweaves the serious radiation safety issues against prevailing social issues and the fascinating history of test firings of nuclear weaponry. The role of key individuals in shaping policy is objectively demonstrated for both strategic defense as well as safety issue…
