Description: EISENHOWER, SCIENCE ADVICE, & THE NUCLEAR TEST-BAN DEBATE 1945-1963 STANFORD UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR AGE SERIES2006, BY BENJAMIN GREENECONDITION: BRAND NEW SEALED “…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 an accord with the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom to cease nuclear weapons testing. For Eisenhower, a test ban would ease Cold War tensions, slow the nuclear arms race, and build confidence toward disarmament; however, he faced continual resistance from his early scientific advisers, most notably Lewis L. Strauss and Edward Teller. Extensive research into previously unavailable government archival sources and collections of private manuscripts reveals the manipulative acts of test-ban opponents and other factors that inhibited Eisenhower's actions throughout his presidency. Meticulously analyzed, these sources underscore Eisenhower's dependence on the counsel of his science advisors, such as Strauss, James R. Killian, and George B. Kistiakowsky, to determine the course he pursued in regard to several components of his national security strategy. In addition to its comprehensive analysis of the test-ban debate, this book makes important contributions to the scholarly literature assessing Eisenhower's leadership and his approach to arms control…” ABOUT USWe are a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. We sell books and other items donated by our community members to raise money for our local library system. We fund services, reading programs and purchases not in their budget. Our organization has operated continuously in the same city since 1937. PROCEEDS BENEFIT OUR LOCAL LIBRARY PROGRAMS - THANK YOU! Please visit our store for more titles.https://www.ebay.com/usr/friendsofthepaloaltolibrary
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Features: BRAND NEW SEALED
Number of Pages: 376 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Eisenhower, Science Advice, and the Nuclear Test-Ban Debate, 1945-1963
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 2006
Item Height: 0.6 in
Subject: Military / Nuclear Warfare, Public Policy / Military Policy, United States / 20th Century, Public Policy / Science & Technology Policy
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Benjamin P. Greene
Subject Area: Political Science, History
Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
