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Book SynopsisThe essential history of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) during the Nixon Administration
Trade Review“
Competitive Arms Control is a landmark reinterpretation of U.S. strategic arms limitation policy. Explaining the multifaceted motivations behind the Nixon administration’s approach to SALT I, Maurer’s book holds important lessons for today’s decisionmakers.”—James Jerome John Cameron, author of
The Double Game: The Demise of America’s First Missile Defense System and the Rise of Strategic Arms Limitation“An outstanding history that presents a powerful, convincing argument about competitive arms control. Maurer upends the conventional wisdom surrounding nuclear weapons, arms races, and strategic stability during the Cold War. A must-read!”—Francis Gavin, The Johns Hopkins University
