Johnson, McNamara, and the Birth of SALT and the ABM Treaty 1963-1969
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Dissertation.com
Published: June 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781581120622
Subjects: Central government; Defence strategy, planning & research; International relations; Politics/International Relations; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; USA; International Relations - Arms Control; International Relations - Treaties; Political Science, Nuclear Weapons; Government - U.S. Government
First sentence: In the early years of the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, after an initial flirtatious affair with minimum deterrence, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara was seemingly wedded to the strategic targeting concept of counterforce, in which US strategic nuclear weapons are targeted against Soviet strategic weapons.