{"product_id":"american-scientists-and-nuclear-weapons-policy-9780691625430","title":"American Scientists and Nuclear Weapons Policy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs this study traces the history of the dramatic intra-scientific conflict over nuclear weapons which has developed since World War II, it analyzes the politically relevant ideas, attitudes, and behavior of those scientists who have been influential in the formulation of American policy toward nuclear weapons. The author contends that the emergence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Frontmatter, pg. i*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. vii*CONTENTS, pg. ix*I. THE SCIENTIST AS A POLITICAL ANIMAL, pg. 1*II. SCIENTISTS SEARCH FOR A BETTER WORLD, pg. 39*III. THE DEVELOPING SCIENTIFIC CLEAVAGE OVER THE COLD WAR AND THE HYDROGEN BOMB, pg. 64*IV. SCIENTISTS SEEK AN ALTERNATIVE TO STRATEGIC BOMBING, pg. 112*V. THE EMERGENCE OF THE \"FIRST STEP\" PHILOSOPHY, pg. 135*VI. THE VICTORY OF THE \"FIRST STEP\" PHILOSOPHY: THE GENEVA SYSTEM AND ITS CONSEQUENCES, pg. 162*VII. THE CONFERENCE OF EXPERTS: AN EVALUATION AND THE SCIENTIFIC REACTION, pg. 201*VIII. THE \"FIRST STEP\" FAILS, pg. 223*IX. THE INTRA-SCIENTIFIC CONFLICT OVER A NUCLEAR TEST BAN: THE PROBLEM OF CONFLICTING EXPERTISE, pg. 262*X. THE TASK OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP, pg. 299*INDEX, pg. 343","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359120818519,"sku":"9780691625430","price":43.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691625430.jpg?v=1754123673","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/american-scientists-and-nuclear-weapons-policy-9780691625430","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}