The Resource The button : the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump, William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina
The button : the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump, William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina
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Resource Information
The item The button : the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump, William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- 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"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxiii, 256 pages
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Contents
-
- The missile defense delusion
- Why do we still have the bomb?
- The atomic Titanic
- 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
- Isbn
- 9781948836999
- Label
- The button : the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump
- Title
- The button
- Title remainder
- the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump
- Statement of responsibility
- William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina
- Title variation
- New nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump
- Subject
-
- Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History
- Presidents -- United States -- History
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
- 1900-2099
- United States -- Politics and government
- War and emergency powers -- United States -- History
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
- Arms race -- United States -- History
- Nuclear arms control -- United States -- History
- Language
- eng
- 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"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- LBSOR/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1927-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Perry, William James
- Dewey number
- 355.02/170973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- U264.3
- LC item number
- .P47 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1966-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Collina, Tom Z.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Nuclear weapons
- Arms race
- Nuclear arms control
- War and emergency powers
- Presidents
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The button : the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump, William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-244) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- The missile defense delusion
- Why do we still have the bomb?
- The atomic Titanic
- 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
- Control code
- on1119593219
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxiii, 256 pages
- Isbn
- 9781948836999
- Lccn
- 2019059814
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 99985042791
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1119593219
- Label
- The button : the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump, William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-244) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- The missile defense delusion
- Why do we still have the bomb?
- The atomic Titanic
- 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
- Control code
- on1119593219
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxiii, 256 pages
- Isbn
- 9781948836999
- Lccn
- 2019059814
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 99985042791
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1119593219
Subject
- Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History
- Presidents -- United States -- History
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
- 1900-2099
- United States -- Politics and government
- War and emergency powers -- United States -- History
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
- Arms race -- United States -- History
- Nuclear arms control -- United States -- History
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