The button : the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump

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Label

The button : the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump

Title remainder

the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump

Statement of responsibility

William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina

Creator

• Perry, William James, 1927-

Contributor

• Collina, Tom Z., 1966-

Subject

• Nuclear arms control -- United States -- History
• Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History
• Presidents -- United States -- History
• United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
• Arms race -- United States -- History
• United States -- Politics and government
• War and emergency powers -- United States -- History
• United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century

Language

eng

Summary

William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration and Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in the Carter administration, and Tom Z. Collina, Director of Policy at Ploughshares Fund, a global security foundation in Washington, DC, reveal the tales and facts of nuclear executive authority throughout the atomic age, delivering a condemnation against ever leaving explosive power this devastating under any one person's thumb

Cataloging source

LBSOR/DLC

Dewey number

355./0217/0973

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

U264.3

LC item number

.P47 2020

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult