Arsenals of folly : the making of the nuclear arms race
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
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Book
Edition
1st ed.
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386 pages : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-357) and index.
Description
The story of the postwar superpower arms race, climaxing during the Reagan-Gorbachev decade. Drawing on a wealth of new documentation, Rhodes reveals how the Reagan administration's unprecedented arms buildup in the early 1980s led Soviet leader Andropov to conclude that Reagan must be preparing for a nuclear war. In 1983, when NATO staged a larger than usual series of field exercises, the Soviet military came very close to launching a defensive first strike. Then Reagan launched the arms-reduction campaign of his second presidential term and set the stage for his 1986 summit with Gorbachev in Reykjavik. Rhodes reveals the early influence of neoconservatives, demonstrating how the manipulation of government and public opinion with fake intelligence and threat inflation, which the administration of George W. Bush has used to justify current 'war on terror' and the disastrous invasion of Iraq, were developed and applied in the Reagan era and even before.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rhodes, R. (2007). Arsenals of folly: the making of the nuclear arms race . Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rhodes, Richard. 2007. Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rhodes, Richard. Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rhodes, Richard. Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
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