Living with Peril: Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Nuclear Weapons
Andreas Wenger
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Description for Living with Peril: Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Nuclear Weapons
hardcover. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 808.
Living with Peril explains in detail how the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations adapted to the reality of a Soviet nuclear force capable of destroying the United States and against which there was no effective defense. Wenger illuminates the development, implementation, and evolution of U.S. government policies designed to avoid war and to respond to the vulnerability of nuclear destruction. Drawing from a wealth of sources, Wenger provides an insightful and original perspective on the origins of cold war nuclear diplomacy. This is crucial reading for students and scholars of international relations, peace and conflict studies, and diplomatic ... Read more
Living with Peril explains in detail how the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations adapted to the reality of a Soviet nuclear force capable of destroying the United States and against which there was no effective defense. Wenger illuminates the development, implementation, and evolution of U.S. government policies designed to avoid war and to respond to the vulnerability of nuclear destruction. Drawing from a wealth of sources, Wenger provides an insightful and original perspective on the origins of cold war nuclear diplomacy. This is crucial reading for students and scholars of international relations, peace and conflict studies, and diplomatic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847685141
SKU
V9780847685141
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99-15
About Andreas Wenger
Andreas Wenger is deputy director of the Center for Security Studies and Conflict Research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.
Reviews for Living with Peril: Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Nuclear Weapons
During the presidential administrations of Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy the United States slipped from a position of massive nuclear superiority over the Soviet Union to one of perceived mutual vulnerability. Drawing extensively upon archival materials, Andreas Wenger, a leading young Swiss analyst of world politics, argues that these were the decisive years of the nuclear era, the ... Read more