Nuclear Statecraft: History and Strategy in America's Atomic Age
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (874 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01COPX7IK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 254 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A vitally important book on nuclear weapons and American foreign policy" according to Thomas A. Schwartz. This is one of those rare books which successfully integrates extensive historical research with sharp insights into the policy process. Gavin has written a succinct history of the nuclear age that takes issue with much of the conventional wisdom and has important implications for current nucl. Frank Gavin is a fantastic writer. This insightful book is a must-read for An Avid Reader Frank Gavin is a fantastic writer. This insightful book is a must-read for anyone who is interested in nuclear statecraft. 5 Stars!. Henry H Gaffney Jr said Gavin not reliable on U.S. nuclear statecraft. Gavin has not served in government and seems to know very little about what actually happened in the government -- very few references to government officials, far more to secondary sources who were also not involved in government. I know this because (1) I was intimately involved in the gover
Gavin challenges key elements of the widely accepted narrative about the history of the atomic age and the consequences of the nuclear revolution. Gavin's rigorous historical work not only tells us what happened in the past but also offers a powerful tool to explain how nuclear weapons influence international relations.. In Nuclear Statecraft, Francis J. Archival evidence makes it clear that decision makers were more concerned about underlying geopolitical questions than about the strategic dynamic between two nuclear superpowers. Gavin reassesses the strategy of flexible response, the influence of nuclear weapons during the Berlin Crisis, the origins of and motivations for US nuclear nonproliferation policy, and how to assess the nuclear dangers we face today