The Winning Weapon : The Atomic Bomb in the Cold War, 1945-1950 /

This book makes clear how, and why, after World War II American diplomats tried to make the atom bomb a winning weapon, "" an absolute advantage in negotiations with the Soviet Union. But this policy failed utterly in the 1948 Berlin crisis, and at home the State Department opposed those s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Herken, Gregg, 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1988]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
World politics.
Diplomatic relations.
Diplomatic history.
Atomic bomb.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
HISTORY > General.
nuclear bombs.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Histoire diplomatique.
Bombe atomique.
Politique mondiale > 1945-1955.
World War, 1939-1945 > Diplomatic history.
World politics > 1945-1955.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > 1945-1953.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > 1933-1945.
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1953.
United States > Foreign relations > 1933-1945.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book makes clear how, and why, after World War II American diplomats tried to make the atom bomb a winning weapon, "" an absolute advantage in negotiations with the Soviet Union. But this policy failed utterly in the 1948 Berlin crisis, and at home the State Department opposed those scientists who advocated international cooperation on nuclear matters. Originally published in 1988. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
Physical Description:1 online resource (452 pages).
ISBN:9781400859603

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