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The Origins of U.S. Nuclear Strategy, 1945-1953

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  • © 1993

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Authors:
  1. Samuel R. Williamson

    1. Sewanee, USA

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  2. Steven L. Rearden

    1. USA

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Part of the book series: The World of the Roosevelts (WOOROO)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Onset of the Nuclear Age

    • Samuel R. Williamson Jr., Steven L. Rearden
    Pages 1-24

  3. The Search for Controls: Foreign and Domestic

    • Samuel R. Williamson Jr., Steven L. Rearden
    Pages 25-48

  4. Policy in Transition

    • Samuel R. Williamson Jr., Steven L. Rearden
    Pages 49-75

  5. 1948: Year of Crisis

    • Samuel R. Williamson Jr., Steven L. Rearden
    Pages 77-100

  6. Move and Counter-move: The Development of a Nuclear Arsenal

    • Samuel R. Williamson Jr., Steven L. Rearden
    Pages 101-130

  7. Re-arming for the Cold War

    • Samuel R. Williamson Jr., Steven L. Rearden
    Pages 131-159

  8. SAC and the Anglo-American Connection

    • Samuel R. Williamson Jr., Steven L. Rearden
    Pages 161-188

  9. Conclusion

    • Samuel R. Williamson Jr., Steven L. Rearden
    Pages 189-195

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 197-224
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The United States took almost a decade after Hiroshima and Nagasaki to develop a coherent strategy of nuclear deterrence. This comprehensive study by two careful and well-informed historians provides the best explanation we have of why this process took so long; it also suggests the inherent difficulties of relying on nuclear weapons to provide security in the first place. Required reading for anyone interested in the early history of the nuclear era.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Sewanee, USA

    Samuel R. Williamson

  • USA

    Steven L. Rearden

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