| Description |
1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The Cuban Missile Crisis : a nuclear nightmare -- A fire in the sky -- The rise of the Soviet missile threat and the race for data to understand it -- An original Silicon Valley entrepreneur and the advance of spy technology -- A call to serve -- Implementing the offset strategy and the emergence of stealth technology -- Buildup of the US nuclear force -- Nuclear alerts, arms control, and missed opportunities in nonproliferation -- The under secretary as diplomat -- Back in civilian life : the Cold War ends, but the nuclear journey continues -- A return to Washington : the new challenge of "loose nukes" and the lurching reform of defense acquisition -- I become secretary of defense -- Dismantling nuclear weapons and the legacy of Nunn-Lugar -- The crisis with North Korea : containing an emerging nuclear state -- Ratifying Start II and battling over the Test Ban Treaty -- NATO, peacekeeping in Bosnia, and the rise of security ties with Russia -- The "immaculate invasion" of Haiti and forging ties for western hemispheric security -- The "iron logic" between military capability and quality of life -- A farewell to arms -- The fall of security ties with Russia -- Seeking common ground with China, India, Pakistan, and Iran -- The North Korean policy review : triumph and tragedy -- Fiasco in Iraq : then and now -- Former "cold warriors" offer a new vision -- A way forward : hope for a world without nuclear weapons. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Perry, William James, 1927-
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Perry, William James, 1927- (OCoLC)fst00020639
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Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History.
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Nuclear arms control -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Military policy.
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HISTORY / Military / Other.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science.
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Military policy. (OCoLC)fst01021386
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Nuclear arms control. (OCoLC)fst01039881
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Nuclear weapons -- Government policy.
(OCoLC)fst01040980
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Perry, William James, 1927- author. My journey at the nuclear brink 9780804796811 (DLC) 2015020251 (OCoLC)908990517 |
| ISBN |
9780804797146 (electronic bk.) |
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0804797145 (electronic bk.) |
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