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- catalog abstract "While the Cold War is over, many of the problems it spawned live on. One of the worst of these is the continued presence of vast nuclear arsenals in the United States and Russia. How did the thousands of American bombs come into existence and how did they so rapidly become the United States' first line of defense? Drawing extensively on previously classified material, Samuel R. Williamson, Jr. and Steven L. Rearden have written the definitive history of this crucial period. They clearly show how American policymakers certainly including President Truman, never expected nuclear weapons to play such a major strategic role. And yet, by relying on the atomic bomb time and again to shore up U.S. defenses in the face of worsening relations with the Soviet Union, Truman found himself ultimately with no other choice. The authors not only document and analyze the origins and early evolution of U.S. nuclear strategy, they also clearly demonstrate the close relationship between decisions affecting such diverse matters as foreign policy, new technologies, and the budgetary process. The result is a fresh analysis containing many new insights and timely reminders of the myriad complications created by reliance on nuclear weapons.".
- catalog alternative "Origins of US nuclear strategy, 1945-1953.".
- catalog contributor b4260585.
- catalog contributor b4260586.
- catalog coverage "United States Military policy.".
- catalog created "1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1993.".
- catalog description "I. Onset of the Nuclear Age -- II. The Search for Controls: Foreign and Domestic -- III. Policy in Transition -- IV. 1948: Year of Crisis -- V. Move and Counter-move: The Development of a Nuclear Arsenal -- VI. Re-arming for the Cold War -- VII. SAC and the Anglo-American Connection -- VIII. Conclusion.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-214) and index.".
- catalog description "While the Cold War is over, many of the problems it spawned live on. One of the worst of these is the continued presence of vast nuclear arsenals in the United States and Russia. How did the thousands of American bombs come into existence and how did they so rapidly become the United States' first line of defense? Drawing extensively on previously classified material, Samuel R. Williamson, Jr. and Steven L. Rearden have written the definitive history of this crucial period. They clearly show how American policymakers certainly including President Truman, never expected nuclear weapons to play such a major strategic role. And yet, by relying on the atomic bomb time and again to shore up U.S. defenses in the face of worsening relations with the Soviet Union, Truman found himself ultimately with no other choice. The authors not only document and analyze the origins and early evolution of U.S. nuclear strategy, they also clearly demonstrate the close relationship between decisions affecting such diverse matters as foreign policy, new technologies, and the budgetary process. The result is a fresh analysis containing many new insights and timely reminders of the myriad complications created by reliance on nuclear weapons.".
- catalog extent "xi, 224 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0312089643".
- catalog isPartOf "[The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute series on diplomatic and economic history ; 4]".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States Military policy.".
- catalog subject "355.02/17 20".
- catalog subject "Nuclear warfare.".
- catalog subject "UA23 .W4593 1993".
- catalog tableOfContents "I. Onset of the Nuclear Age -- II. The Search for Controls: Foreign and Domestic -- III. Policy in Transition -- IV. 1948: Year of Crisis -- V. Move and Counter-move: The Development of a Nuclear Arsenal -- VI. Re-arming for the Cold War -- VII. SAC and the Anglo-American Connection -- VIII. Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Origins of US nuclear strategy, 1945-1953.".
- catalog title "The origins of U.S. nuclear strategy, 1945-1953 / Samuel R. Williamson, Jr. and Steven L. Rearden.".
- catalog type "text".