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Eisenhower, Science Advice, and the Nuclear Test-Ban Debate, 1945-1963 (Hardcover)
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Eisenhower, Science Advice, and the Nuclear Test-Ban Debate, 1945-1963 (Hardcover)
Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series
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Based on extensive research in government archives and private
papers, this book analyzes the secret debate within the Eisenhower
administration over the pursuit of a nuclear test-ban agreement. In
contrast to much recent scholarship, this study concludes that
Eisenhower strongly desired to reach an accord with the Soviet
Union and the United Kingdom to cease nuclear weapons testing. For
Eisenhower, a test ban would ease Cold War tensions, slow the
nuclear arms race, and build confidence toward disarmament;
however, he faced continual resistance from his early scientific
advisers, most notably Lewis L. Strauss and Edward Teller.
Extensive research into previously unavailable government archival
sources and collections of private manuscripts reveals the
manipulative acts of test-ban opponents and other factors that
inhibited Eisenhower's actions throughout his presidency.
Meticulously analyzed, these sources underscore Eisenhower's
dependence on the counsel of his science advisors, such as Strauss,
James R. Killian, and George B. Kistiakowsky, to determine the
course he pursued in regard to several components of his national
security strategy. In addition to its comprehensive analysis of the
test-ban debate, this book makes important contributions to the
scholarly literature assessing Eisenhower's leadership and his
approach to arms control.
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