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Book Synopsis
This wide-ranging collection of essays establishes a historical framework for understanding the evolution and current state of U.S. and Soviet policies toward arms control as it details the course of arms control negotiations between the two superpowers. In addition, it treats arms control, nuclear armaments, and strategic considerations from a variety of perspectives, examining the social and moral aspects as well as political and economic considerations.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword Introduction by George M. Seignious, II
Part I: The Future of Arms Control American-Soviet Arms Control Negotiations by Kenneth Adelman An Analysis of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) by Molly Ravenel A Critique of American-Soviet Arms Control Negotiations by Milton L. Boykin
Part II: U.S. and Soviet Nuclear Weapons Policy Nuclear Weapons Policy of the USSR by Raymond Garthoff Nuclear Weapons Policy of the U.S. by Larry H. Addinton NATO, Nuclear Weapons, and Arms Control by Edward B. Davis A Critique of Nuclear Weapons Policy by Jack R. Perry
Part III: Nuclear Deterrence and American National Interest Options for U.S. National Security Policy by Mark Garrison How Manageable is Nuclear Proliferation? by Dagobert L. Brito and Michael D. Intriligator The Need for a Nuclear Freeze by Steven Hoffius A Critique of Nuclear Deterrence by Jamie W. Moore Conclusion by William Gary Nichols and Milton Lee Boykin Index
