Eisenhower's atoms for peace /

"In his "Atoms for Peace" speech of 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower captured the tensions - and the ironies - of the atomic age. While nuclear devastation threatened all nations, Eisenhower believed only nuclear preparedness offered protection; while nuclear weapons loomed as the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chernus, Ira, 1946-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2002.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Library of presidential rhetoric.
Subjects:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969 > Oratory.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969.
1945-1961
Nuclear energy > Government policy > United States > History > Sources.
Nuclear energy > Government policy > United States > History.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American.
Énergie nucléaire > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > Sources.
Énergie nucléaire > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire.
Discours américains.
HISTORY > Military > Nuclear Warfare.
Diplomatic relations.
Nuclear energy > Government policy.
Oratory.
Politics and government
Buitenlandse betrekkingen.
Afschrikking (polemologie)
Kernwapenpolitiek.
Business & Economics.
Industries.
United States > Foreign relations > 1953-1961.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1953.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1953-1961.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1953.
United States.
History.
Sources.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Oppenheimer panel
  • The origins of Operation Candor
  • Candor and the new look
  • From candor to "atoms for peace"
  • The final text and its interpreters.

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