Stanford Nuclear Age Series – serie
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36 produkter
Advisors
Oppenheimer, Teller, and the Superbomb
Häftad, 1989
295 kr
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First published in 1976, The Advisors is an absorbing look at the technical, strategic, and human aspects of the great debate that led to the decision to build the first hydrogen bomb, Based on the author's own participation in Project Superbomb, on interviews with other participants, and on …
Atomic Energy for Military Purposes
Häftad, 1990
385 kr
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A Stanford University Press classic.
Wizards of Armageddon
Av Fred Kaplan
Häftad, 1991
352 kr
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This is the untold story of the small group of men who have devised the plans and shaped the policies on how to use the Bomb. The book (first published in 1983) explores the secret world of these strategists of the nuclear age and brings to light a chapter in American political and military history …
Preponderance of Power
National Security, the Truman Administration, and the Cold War
Häftad, 1993
474 kr
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In the United States the Cold War shaped our political culture, our institutions, and our national priorities. Abroad, it influenced the destinies of people everywhere. It divided Europe, split Germany, and engulfed the Third World. It led to a feverish arms race and massive sales of military …
James B. Conant
Harvard to Hiroshima and the Making of the Nuclear Age
Häftad, 1995
697 kr
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A Stanford University Press classic.
Robert Oppenheimer
Letters and Recollections
Av Alice Kimball Smith, Charles Weiner
Häftad, 1995
385 kr
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A Stanford University Press classic.
Fate of the Earth and the Abolition
Häftad, 2000
329 kr
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Now combined in one volume, these two books helped focus national attention in the early 1980s on the movement for a nuclear freeze. The Fate of the Earth painted a chilling picture of the planet in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust, while The Abolition offered a proposal for full-scale nuclear …
Cardinal Choices
Presidential Science Advising from the Atomic Bomb to SDI. Revised and Expanded Edition
Av Gregg Herken
Häftad, 2000
441 kr
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This book is a history of the complex relations between scientific advisors, primarily physicists, and U.S. presidents in their role as decision makers about nuclear weapons and military strategy. The story, unsurprisingly, is one of considerable tension between the "experts" and the politicians, …
World Destroyed
Hiroshima and Its Legacies, Third Edition
Häftad, 2003
339 kr
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Continuously in demand since its first, prize-winning edition was published in 1975, this is the classic history of the development of the American atomic bomb, the decision to use it against Japan, and the origins of U.S. atomic diplomacy toward the Soviet Union.In his Preface to this new edition, …
Cardinal Choices
Presidential Science Advising from the Atomic Bomb to SDI. Revised and Expanded Edition
Av Gregg Herken
Inbunden, 2000
1798 kr
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This book is a history of the complex relations between scientific advisors, primarily physicists, and U.S. presidents in their role as decision makers about nuclear weapons and military strategy. The story, unsurprisingly, is one of considerable tension between the "experts" and the politicians, …
Einstein and Soviet Ideology
Inbunden, 2002
911 kr
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This book traces the historical trajectory of one of the most momentous confrontations in the intellectual life of the Soviet Union—the conflict between Einstein's theory of relativity and official Soviet ideology embodied in dialectical materialism.Soviet attitudes toward Einstein's scientific and …
Another Such Victory
President Truman and the Cold War, 1945-1953
Häftad, 2002
618 kr
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This book is a provocative, forcefully argued, and thoroughly documented reassessment of President Truman's profound influence on U.S. foreign policy and the Cold War. The author contends that throughout his presidency, Truman remained a parochial nationalist who lacked the vision and leadership to …
Averting 'the Final Failure'
John F. Kennedy and the Secret Cuban Missile Crisis Meetings
Inbunden, 2003
495 kr
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The Cuban missile crisis was the most dangerous confrontation of the Cold War and the most perilous moment in human history. Sheldon M. Stern, longtime historian at the John F. Kennedy Library, here presents a comprehensive narrative account of the secret ExComm meetings, making the inside story of …
Toward Nuclear Abolition
A History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement, 1971-Present
Häftad, 2003
458 kr
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Toward Nuclear Abolition presents the inspiring, dramatic story of how citizen activists helped curb the arms race and prevent nuclear war. Examining events from 1971 to the present, the author continues the account he began in two earlier volumes, One World or None and Resisting the Bomb. The book …
Week the World Stood Still
Inside the Secret Cuban Missile Crisis
Häftad, 2005
252 kr
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The Cuban missile crisis was the most dangerous confrontation of the Cold War and the most perilous moment in American history. In this dramatic narrative written especially for students and general readers, Sheldon M. Stern, longtime historian at the John F. Kennedy Library, enables the reader to …
End of the Pacific War
Reappraisals
Inbunden, 2007
1520 kr
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Over sixty years after the end of the Pacific War, the United States and Japan have still not come to terms with the consequences; despite their postwar alliance, memories of Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima-Nagasaki continue to remind that the decision to drop the bomb remains a contentious issue. While …
Eisenhower, Science Advice, and the Nuclear Test-Ban Debate, 1945-1963
Inbunden, 2006
1113 kr
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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 …
Spying on the Nuclear Bear
Anglo-American Intelligence and the Soviet Bomb
Inbunden, 2007
872 kr
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Drawing on oral testimony, previously unseen personal papers, and newly released archival information, this book provides a comprehensive account of British and American intelligence on the Soviet nuclear weapons program from 1945-1958. The book charts new territory, revising traditional accounts …
Confronting the Bomb
A Short History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement
Inbunden, 2009
1404 kr
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Confronting the Bomb tells the dramatic, inspiring story of how citizen activism helped curb the nuclear arms race and prevent nuclear war. This abbreviated version of Lawrence Wittner's award-winning trilogy, The Struggle Against the Bomb, shows how a worldwide, grassroots campaign—the largest …
Confronting the Bomb
A Short History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement
Häftad, 2009
342 kr
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Confronting the Bomb tells the dramatic, inspiring story of how citizen activism helped curb the nuclear arms race and prevent nuclear war. This abbreviated version of Lawrence Wittner's award-winning trilogy, The Struggle Against the Bomb, shows how a worldwide, grassroots campaign—the largest …
Apocalypse Management
Eisenhower and the Discourse of National Insecurity
Av Ira Chernus
Inbunden, 2008
930 kr
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For eight years President Dwight Eisenhower claimed to pursue peace and national security. Yet his policies entrenched the United States in a seemingly permanent cold war, a spiraling nuclear arms race, and a deepening state of national insecurity. Ira Chernus uncovers the key to this paradox in …
Science and Conscience
The Life of James Franck
Inbunden, 2011
938 kr
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James Franck (1882–1964) was one of the twentieth century's most respected scientists, known both for his contributions to physics and for his moral courage. During the 1920s, Franck was a prominent figure in the German physics community. His research into the structure of the atom earned him the …
Week the World Stood Still
Inside the Secret Cuban Missile Crisis
E-bok, 2005
303 kr
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The Cuban missile crisis was the most dangerous confrontation of the Cold War and the most perilous moment in American history. In this dramatic narrative written especially for students and general readers, Sheldon M. Stern, longtime historian at the John F. Kennedy Library, enables the reader to …
Confronting the Bomb
A Short History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement
E-bok, 2009
402 kr
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Confronting the Bomb tells the dramatic, inspiring story of how citizen activism helped curb the nuclear arms race and prevent nuclear war. This abbreviated version of Lawrence Wittner's award-winning trilogy, The Struggle Against the Bomb, shows how a worldwide, grassroots campaign—the largest …
Science and Conscience
The Life of James Franck
E-bok, 2011
1103 kr
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James Franck (1882–1964) was one of the twentieth century's most respected scientists, known both for his contributions to physics and for his moral courage. During the 1920s, Franck was a prominent figure in the German physics community. His research into the structure of the atom earned him the …
Cuban Missile Crisis in American Memory
Myths Versus Reality
Inbunden, 2012
1275 kr
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This book exposes the misconceptions, half-truths, and outright lies that have shaped the still dominant but largely mythical version of what happened in the White House during those harrowing two weeks of secret Cuban missile crisis deliberations. A half-century after the event it is surely time …
Cuban Missile Crisis in American Memory
Myths Versus Reality
Häftad, 2012
310 kr
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This book exposes the misconceptions, half-truths, and outright lies that have shaped the still dominant but largely mythical version of what happened in the White House during those harrowing two weeks of secret Cuban missile crisis deliberations. A half-century after the event it is surely time …
Cuban Missile Crisis in American Memory
Myths Versus Reality
E-bok, 2012
294 kr
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This book exposes the misconceptions, half-truths, and outright lies that have shaped the still dominant but largely mythical version of what happened in the White House during those harrowing two weeks of secret Cuban missile crisis deliberations. A half-century after the event it is surely time …
Britain and the Bomb
Nuclear Diplomacy, 1964-1970
Inbunden, 2014
847 kr
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Drawing on primary sources from both sides of the Atlantic, Britain and the Bomb explores how economic, political, and strategic considerations have shaped British nuclear diplomacy. The book concentrates on Prime Minister Harold Wilson's first two terms of office, 1964-1970, which represent a …
Britain and the Bomb
Nuclear Diplomacy, 1964-1970
E-bok, 2014
999 kr
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Drawing on primary sources from both sides of the Atlantic, Britain and the Bomb explores how economic, political, and strategic considerations have shaped British nuclear diplomacy. The book concentrates on Prime Minister Harold Wilson's first two terms of office, 1964-1970, which represent a …
