Living with peril : Eisenhower, Kennedy, and nuclear weapons
Living with Peril explains in detail how the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations adapted to the reality of a Soviet nuclear force capable of destroying the United States and against which there was no effective defense. Wenger illuminates the development, implementation, and evolution of U.S. government policies designed to avoid war and to respond to the vulnerability of nuclear destruction. Drawing from a wealth of sources, Wenger provides an insightful and original perspective on the origins of Cold War nuclear diplomacy
eBook, English, ©1997
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Md., ©1997
History
1 online resource (xvi, 461 pages)
9780585114187, 0585114188
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The integration of nuclear weapons into American national security policy
The impact of the strategic nuclear balance on policy
The impact of the thermonuclear revolution on policy
The nuclearization of NATO: a delicate balance
Eisenhower's approach: buying time with tactical nuclear weapons
Into the missile age: does relative strength matter?
Eisenhower, nuclear weapons, and policy at the end of the 1950s
Kennedy's approach: a strategy of multiple options
The Berlin crisis: example of self-deterrence or successful manipulation of risk?
Nuclear politics
symbols and signals: how political considerations affected military strategy, planning, and budgets
The Cuban missile crisis: the impact of the nuclear danger on policy
The détente of 1963: lessons of the Cuban missile crisis
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