| Description |
xiii, 358 pages ; 24 cm. |
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Stanford nuclear age series
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Stanford nuclear age series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-349) and index. |
| Summary |
Based on extensive research in government archives and private papers, this book analyzes the secret debate within the Eisenhower administration over the pursuit of a nuclear test-ban agreement. In contrast to much recent scholarship, this study concludes that Eisenhower strongly desired to reach an accord with the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom to cease nuclear weapons testing. For Eisenhower, a test ban would ease Cold War tensions, slow the nuclear arms race, and build confidence toward disarmament; however, he faced continual resistance from his early scientific advisers, most notably Lewis L. Strauss and Edward Teller. Extensive research into previously unavailable government archival sources and collections of private manuscripts reveals the manipulative acts of test-ban opponents and other factors that inhibited Eisenhower’s actions throughout his presidency. Meticulously analyzed, these sources underscore Eisenhower's dependence on the counsel of his science advisors, such as Strauss, James R. Killian, and George B. Kistiakowsky, to determine the course he pursued in regard to several components of his national security strategy. In addition to its comprehensive analysis of the test-ban debate, this book makes important contributions to the scholarly literature assessing Eisenhower's leadership and his approach to arms control--Publisher description. |
| Contents |
Eisenhower and the atomic age (1945-1952) -- The dawn of the thermonuclear age (1953) -- The BRAVO shot and rise of the test-ban debate within the international and scientific communities (1954-1955) -- Fallout from the BRAVO shot : the test-ban debate within the Eisenhower administration (1954-1955) -- The election of 1956 : a moratorium on candor -- The influence of Strauss, the fall of Stassen, and the rise of Sputnik (November 1956-October 1957) -- PSAC, the test moratorium, and the Geneva system (October 1957-August 1958) -- Hard decisions after HARDTACK II : stalemate at Geneva (August 1958-December 1959) -- The threshold ban, the Paris summit, and the farewell address (December 1959-January 1961). |
| Subject |
United States -- Military policy.
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United States. |
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Military policy. |
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Nuclear weapons -- United States.
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Nuclear weapons. |
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Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water (1963 August 5)
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Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water (1963 August 5) |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1945-1989 |
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Science and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Science and state. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- 1953-1961.
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| Chronological Term |
1953-1961 |
| ISBN |
0804754454 alkaline paper |
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9780804754453 alkaline paper |
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