History of U.s. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear - Thought, 1945196

As states continue to pursue nuclear weaponry, nuclear testing remains an important political issue in the twenty-first century. This survey examines how and why the U.S. conducted nuclear tests from 1945 through 1963 and the resulting influence on key questions from normalization and de-normalization up to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Chapter One: Truman, 1945-1952
Chapter Two: The Normalisation of Nuclear Testing
Chapter Three: Eisenhower, 1952-1958
Chapter Four: The Expansion and then Suspension of Nuclear Testing
Chapter Five: Kennedy, 1961-1963
Chapter Six: The Limitation of Nuclear Testing
Conclusion
Bibliography

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Joseph M. Siracusa is professor of political history and international diplomacy at Curtin University in Perth, Australia, and president emeritus of Australia’s Council of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

Zusammenfassung

As states continue to pursue nuclear weaponry, nuclear testing remains an important political issue in the twenty-first century. This survey examines how and why the U.S. conducted nuclear tests from 1945 through 1963 and the resulting influence on key questions from normalization and de-normalization up to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: David M. Blades, David M. Siracusa Blades, Blades David M., Joseph M. Siracusa, Siracusa Joseph M.
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.05.2014
• EAN: 9781442232006
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-3200-6
• Seiten: 246
• Serien: Weapons of Mass Destruction; Weapons of Mass Destruction and Emerging Technologies
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; USA, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, military history, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Military / Nuclear Warfare, c 1960 to c 1970, United States of America, USA, c 1950 to c 1959, Nuclear weapons, c 1960 to c 1969, C 1945 To C 1960, Arms negotiation & control, Arms negotiation and control