James E. Goodby

At the Borderline of Armageddon

How American Presidents Managed the Atom Bomb

Buch

'No previous generation of statesmen has had to conduct policy in so unknown an environment at the border line of Armageddon'-Henry Kissinger Nuclear weapons pose a unique challenge to American foreign policy and the American president in particular. The choices the president makes with regard to atomic weapons can change the course of human history and affect the lives of billions of people. In this important new work, scholar, teacher, and diplomat James Goodby analyzes how American presidents have confronted the dilemma of nuclear weapons. Drawing on his own involvement in over fifty years of nuclear policy, he explores specific case st… Mehr

CHF 162.00

Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)

Versandfertig innerhalb 1-3 Werktagen

V104: Folgt in ca. 10 Arbeitstagen

Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-7425-5075-9
EAN: 9780742550759
Produktnummer: 2223967
Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Seitenangabe: 238 S.
Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D1.8 cm 524 g
Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Gewicht: 524

Über den Autor

James E. Goodby is a research affiliate with MIT's Program on Science, Technology, and Society, where he dedicates his research to issues involving nuclear weapons. Goodby has served in a variety of diplomatic and policy positions in both Europe and Washington, placing strong emphasis on international security affairs. Among Goodby's most recent books are The Gravest Danger: Nuclear Weapons, co-authored with Sidney Drell, and A Strategy for Stable Peace, co-authored with Petrus Buwalda and Dmitri Trenin. He is the recipient of the Presidential Distinguished Service Award, the State Department's Superior and Distinguished Honor Award, and the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit from the German government. In 1995, Goodby received the inaugural Heinz Award in Public Policy.