Strategic stalemate: Nuclear weapons and arms control in American politics

Book · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5642007

Krepon, M

This book presents a concise analysis of the American debate over arms control measures from the atmospheric test ban treaty of 1963 to the present. The author demonstrates the continuity of positions held by the participants throughout. There are two ''camps:'' those who stress security through military means and those who believe above all in arms control or disarmament. The camps in turn, contain ''operationalists,'' who pursue arms control but with differing emphases, and ''ideologues,'' who reject arms control in favor of superiority, at one end of the spectrum, or in favor of disarmament, at the other end.

• OSTI ID: 5642007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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POLITICAL ASPECTS
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
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NATIONAL SECURITY
PUBLIC OPINION
TREATIES
USA
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
NORTH AMERICA
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290600* - Energy Planning & Policy- Nuclear Energy