The button : the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump / William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina.

By:

Perry, William James, 1927-

Contributor(s):

Collina, Tom Z, 1966-

Publisher: Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2020]Description: xxiii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

1948836998
9781948836999

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Button; Online version:: No titleDDC classification:

355.02/170973 23

LOC classification:

U264.3 P477 2020

Contents:

Preface : "Your shot, Mr. President" -- The president's weapons -- Bolt from the blue -- Blundering into nuclear war -- Hacking the bomb -- No first use -- How not to spend $2 trillion -- Welcome to the new arms race -- The missile defense delusion -- Whydo we still have the bomb? -- The atomic Titanic.

Summary: "William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration and Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in the Carter administration, and Tom Z. Collina, Director of Policy at Ploughshares Fund, a global security foundation in Washington, DC, reveal the shocking tales and sobering facts of nuclear executive authority throughout the atomic age, delivering a powerful condemnation against ever leaving explosive power this devastating under any one person's thumb"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-244) and index.

"William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration and Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in the Carter administration, and Tom Z. Collina, Director of Policy at Ploughshares Fund, a global security foundation in Washington, DC, reveal the shocking tales and sobering facts of nuclear executive authority throughout the atomic age, delivering a powerful condemnation against ever leaving explosive power this devastating under any one person's thumb"-- Provided by publisher.

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