Nixon's nuclear specter : the secret alert of 1969, madman diplomacy, and the Vietnam War /

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The book about Nixon and Kissinger's Madman diplomacy in 1969 concerning the Vietnam War, which culminated in a secret nuclear alert in October of that year. The story is set in the context of nuclear threat-making during the Cold War from 1945 to 1973, bureaucratic infighting, international di...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burr, William
Otros Autores: Kimball, Jeffrey P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2015.
Colección:Modern war studies
Temas:
Nixon, Richard M. > (Richard Milhous), > 1913-1994 > Influence.
Nixon, Richard M. > (Richard Milhous), > 1913-1994.
1900-1999
Nuclear weapons > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Diplomatic history.
Armes nucléaires > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Histoire diplomatique.
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
Diplomatic history.
Diplomatic relations.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Military policy.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy.
United States > Military policy > 20th century.
United States > Foreign relations > 1969-1974.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1969-1974.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prelude: nuclear diplomacy and notions about nuclear use from Truman to Johnson, August 1945-January 1969
  • The madman theory: Mr. Nixon, Dr. Kissinger, and Dr. Strangelove, 1945-1969
  • The "big game" and the bombing of Cambodia, December 1968-March 1969
  • The Vance ploy and the Mining ruse, March-April 1969
  • The Mining ruse, threat diplomacy, peace plans, and withdrawals, April-July 1969
  • The first Duck Hook Plan, the "Nixon Doctrine," and a deadline, July-August 1969
  • Toward the November option: Duck Hook and Pruning Knife, July-September 1969
  • To escalate or not to escalate? September-October 1969
  • The secret nuclear alert, October 1969
  • Epilogue: aftermaths and assessments.

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