The American Nuclear Disarmament Dilemma, 1945-1963
written by David Tal (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2008), 348 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 quickly ushered in a popular and political movement toward nuclear disarmament. Across the globe, heads of state, high-ranking ministers, and bureaucrats led intense efforts to achieve effective disarmament agreements. Ultimately these efforts failed. In The American Nuclear Disarmament Dilemma, David Tal offers a detailed analysis of U.S. policy from 1945 to the summer of 1963, exploring the reasons for failure and revealing the complex motivations that eventually led to the Limited Test Ban Treaty.While previous books have focused on the policies of specific administrations, Tal’s is the first to consider negotiations as an evolving phenomenon that preoccupied three presidents, from Truman to Kennedy. Drawing on extensive archival research, the author examines the profound dilemma faced by leaders on all sides—forced by political pressure to engage in negotiations whose success they saw as injurious to national interests. Far from believing that the nuclear arms race would inevitably lead to war, the United States regarded nuclear weapons as the greatest guarantee that war would not happen.
- Field of Interest
- Global Issues
- Author
- David Tal
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2008 Syracuse University
- Content Type
- Book
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Warning: Contains explicit content
- No
- Format
- Text
- Page Count
- 348
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Place Published / Released
- Syracuse, NY
- Subject
- Global Issues, Social Sciences, Wartime Conditions and Military Tactics, Soviet Union and International Relations, International relations, Disarmament, Diplomacy, Sociology, Politics & Policy, Condições do Tempo de Guerra e Táticas Militares, Condiciones en Tiempos de Guerra y Tácticas Militares, United States of America, USA, US of A, America, Estados Unidos, Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas; Unión Soviética, União das Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas; União Soviética, USSR (Historical Place), Soviet Union (Historical Place), United States, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Historical Place), International Response, Nuclear Threats and Weapons, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Condições do Tempo de Guerra e Táticas Militares, Condiciones en Tiempos de Guerra y Tácticas Militares, United States of America, USA, US of A, America, Estados Unidos, Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas; Unión Soviética, União das Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas; União Soviética, USSR (Historical Place), Soviet Union (Historical Place)
