My journey at the nuclear brink
By: William J. Perry
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780804796811; 9780804797122
Subjects: Nuclear arms control; Nuclear weapons; Government policy; Military policy; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Cuban Missile Crisis : a nuclear nightmare; title: A fire in the sky; title: The rise of the Soviet missile threat and the race for data to understand it; title: An original Silicon Valley entrepreneur and the advance of spy technology; title: A call to serve; title: Implementing the offset strategy and the emergence of stealth technology; title: Buildup of the US nuclear force; title: Nuclear alerts, arms control, and missed opportunities in nonproliferation; title: The under secretary as diplomat; title: Back in civilian life : the Cold War ends, but the nuclear journey continues; title: A return to Washington : the new challenge of "loose nukes" and the lurching reform of defense acquisition; title: I become secretary of defense; title: Dismantling nuclear weapons and the legacy of Nunn-Lugar; title: The crisis with North Korea : containing an emerging nuclear state; title: Ratifying Start II and battling over the Test Ban Treaty; title: NATO, peacekeeping in Bosnia, and the rise of security ties with Russia; title: The "immaculate invasion" of Haiti and forging ties for western hemispheric security; title: The "iron logic" between military capability and quality of life; title: A farewell to arms; title: The fall of security ties with Russia; title: Seeking common ground with China, India, Pakistan, and Iran; title: The North Korean policy review : triumph and tragedy; title: Fiasco in Iraq : then and now; title: Former "cold warriors" offer a new vision; title: A way forward : hope for a world without nuclear weapons.