The Resource The button : the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump, William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina
The button : the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump, William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina
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- Summary
- "William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration and Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in the Carter administration, and Tom Z. Collina, Director of Policy at Ploughshares Fund, a global security foundation in Washington, DC, reveal the shocking tales and sobering facts of nuclear executive authority throughout the atomic age, delivering a powerful condemnation against ever leaving explosive power this devastating under any one person's thumb"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxiii, 256 pages
- Contents
-
- Preface : "Your shot, Mr. President"
- The president's weapons
- Bolt from the blue
- Blundering into nuclear war
- Hacking the bomb
- No first use
- How not to spend $2 trillion
- Welcome to the new arms race
- The missile defense delusion
- Whydo we still have the bomb?
- The atomic Titanic
- Isbn
- 9781948836999
- Label
- The button : the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump
- Title
- The button
- Title remainder
- the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump
- Statement of responsibility
- William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina
- Subject
-
- Presidents -- United States -- History
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
- Arms race -- United States -- History
- War and emergency powers -- United States -- History
- United States -- Politics and government
- Nuclear arms control -- United States -- History
- Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration and Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in the Carter administration, and Tom Z. Collina, Director of Policy at Ploughshares Fund, a global security foundation in Washington, DC, reveal the shocking tales and sobering facts of nuclear executive authority throughout the atomic age, delivering a powerful condemnation against ever leaving explosive power this devastating under any one person's thumb"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- LBSOR/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1927-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Perry, William James
- Dewey number
- 355.02/170973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1966-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Collina, Tom Z.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Nuclear weapons
- Arms race
- Nuclear arms control
- War and emergency powers
- Presidents
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Label
- The button : the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump, William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-244) and index
- Contents
- Preface : "Your shot, Mr. President" -- The president's weapons -- Bolt from the blue -- Blundering into nuclear war -- Hacking the bomb -- No first use -- How not to spend $2 trillion -- Welcome to the new arms race -- The missile defense delusion -- Whydo we still have the bomb? -- The atomic Titanic
- Control code
- BK0025610489
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xxiii, 256 pages
- Isbn
- 9781948836999
- Lccn
- 2019059814
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- The button : the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump, William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-244) and index
- Contents
- Preface : "Your shot, Mr. President" -- The president's weapons -- Bolt from the blue -- Blundering into nuclear war -- Hacking the bomb -- No first use -- How not to spend $2 trillion -- Welcome to the new arms race -- The missile defense delusion -- Whydo we still have the bomb? -- The atomic Titanic
- Control code
- BK0025610489
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xxiii, 256 pages
- Isbn
- 9781948836999
- Lccn
- 2019059814
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Presidents -- United States -- History
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
- Arms race -- United States -- History
- War and emergency powers -- United States -- History
- United States -- Politics and government
- Nuclear arms control -- United States -- History
- Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History
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