| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xviii, 478 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [403]-461) and index. |
| Contents |
Confronting the threat -- Pathways to power -- Manning America's nuclear arsenal -- Going to zero. |
| Summary |
For over 65 years the world has worried about nuclear weapons. In January 2007 four prominent American statesmen published a letter in the Wall Street Journal advocating the ultimate removal of all nuclear weapons from the earth. Two former secretaries of state, George Schultz and Henry Kissinger; a former secretary of defense, William Perry; and Sam Nunn, former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, crafted a collective statement calling for the eventual abolition of these weapons. Taubman, retired longtime reporter for the New York Times, traces how these four men came together in the early 21st century, and, advised by Sidney Drell, an accomplished physicist and technical adviser to Kissinger and Schultz, shook off their Cold War mentalities to promote a new conversation about the insanity of building, maintaining, and using nuclear weapons. Although supported at the outset by President Obama, the going has been slow; the abolition of nuclear weapons remains a dream. Yet, as Taubman shows, without the gravitas of these well-regarded cold warriors and their willingness to step into the fray in the twilight of their careers, the conversation would never have begun. |
| Subject |
Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Nuclear disarmament -- United States -- History.
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Drell, Sidney D. (Sidney David), 1926-2016
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Kissinger, Henry, 1923-2023
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Shultz, George P., 1920-2021
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Nunn, Sam.
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Perry, William James, 1927-
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| ISBN |
9780061744006 hardback |
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006174400X hardback |
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9780061744075 trade paperback |
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0061744077 trade paperback |
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