Nixon's Nuclear Specter : The Secret Alert of 1969, Madman Diplomacy, and the Vietnam War /

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In their initial effort to end the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger attempted to lever concessions from Hanoi at the negotiating table with military force and coercive diplomacy. They were not seeking military victory, which they did not believe was feasible. Instead, they backed up th...

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Autores principales: Burr, William (Autor), Kimball, Jeffrey P. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Kissinger, Henry, > 1923-.
Nixon, Richard, > 1913-1994.
Kissinger, Henry, > 1923-
Nixon, Richard M. > (Richard Milhous), > 1913-1994.
Kissinger, Henry > (Henry Alfred), > 1923-
Nixon, Richard > (Richard Milhous), > 1913-1994.
Nixon, Richard M. > (Richard Milhous), > 1913-1994 > Influence.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Diplomatic history.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy.
Military policy.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Diplomatic relations.
Diplomatic history.
89.70 international relations: general.
15.75 history of Asia.
Armes nucleaires > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Histoire diplomatique.
United States > Military policy.
United States > Foreign relations > 1969-1974.
Verenigde Staten.
Vietnam.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > 1969-1974.
Vietnam-oorlog.
History.
Electronic books.
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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