Averting doomsday : arms control during the Nixon presidency

Averting doomsday : arms control during the Nixon presidency / Patrick J. Garrity and Erin R. Mahan.

Author/creator	Garrity, Patrick J. author.
Other author/creator	Mahan, Erin R., 1969- author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Charlottesville ; London : University of Virginia Press, [2021]
Description	xv, 237 pages ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)	Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II. Nuclear weapons--United States --History --20th century. Arms control--History --20th century. United States--Military policy --History --20th century. United States--Foreign relations --1969-1974.

Portion of title	Arms control during the Nixon presidency
Series	Miller Center Studies on the Presidency Miller Center studies on the presidency. ^A1357668
Contents	Nixon's arms control inheritance -- National security landscape and arms control agenda -- Two paths: Biological and chemical weapons control -- Nixon's crown jewel of arms control: SALT and ABM -- Nuclear nonproliferation and a strategy of ambivalence -- Unfinished business of SALT II -- Reconciling nuclear testing with arms control -- Legacies and implications.
Abstract	"This book shows how the Nixon administration proved a critical juncture in US efforts to limit the number and to control the spread of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Garrity, Patrick J. Averting doomsday CHARLOTTESVILLE : University of Virginia Press, 2021 9780813946719
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2021021074
ISBN	9780813946696
ISBN	0813946697 hardcover acid-free paper
ISBN	electronic book

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