The Winning Weapon: The Atomic Bomb in the Cold War, 1945-1950
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The Winning Weapon: The Atomic Bomb in the Cold War, 1945-1950
By (Author) Gregg Herken
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
23rd September 2014
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
History
327.09044
Physical Properties
Paperback
442
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
482g
Description
This book makes clear how, and why, after World War II American diplomats tried to make the atom bomb a winning weapon," an absolute advantage in negotiations with the Soviet Union. But this policy failed utterly in the 1948 Berlin crisis, and at home the State Department opposed those scientists who advocated international cooperation on nuclear m
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"Illuminates some of the most basic dilemmas and challenges that the United States faces today."--Daniel Yergin, Washington Post Book World
