At the borderline of Armageddon : how American presidents managed the atom bomb

At the borderline of Armageddon : how American presidents managed the atom bomb / James E. Goodby.

Author/creator	Goodby, James E.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2006.
Description	xvi, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Nuclear weapons--United States. United States--Military policy. United States--Politics and government --1945-1989. United States--Politics and government --1989-

Contents	At the beginning : Churchill, Roosevelt and Truman -- Nuclear deterrence or preventive war? : Eisenhower's choice -- John F. Kennedy : from crisis to triumph to tragedy -- Lyndon Johnson : the offense-defense riddle -- Richard Nixon : only connect -- Gerald Ford : a time to plant -- Jimmy Carter : the limits of presidential power -- The Reagan revolution in nuclear weaponry -- George H.W. Bush : managing the Soviet succession -- Bill Clinton : facing new threats -- George W. Bush : overthrowing the old order.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2005034609
ISBN	0742550753 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0742550761 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780742550759
ISBN	9780742550766

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	UA23 .G7258 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold