William J. Perry, Tom Z. Collina

The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Benbella Books
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 162mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 464g
• ISBN-13: 9781948836999
• ISBN-10: 1948836998
• Artikelnr.: 57130277

Autorenporträt

William J. Perry

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface: "Your Shot, Mr. President" Part I: The Wrong Threat 1. The
President's Weapons 2. Bolt from the Blue 3. Blundering into Nuclear War 4.
Hacking the Bomb Part II: A New Nuclear Policy 5. No First Use 6. How Not
to Spend $2 Trillion 7. Welcome to the New Arms Race 8. The Missile Defense
Delusion Part III: Beyond the Bomb 9. Why Do We Still Have the Bomb? 10.
The Atomic Titanic Notes Acknowledgments Index