The Reagan-Gorbachev arms control breakthrough
Subtitle: the treaty eliminating Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF) missiles
By: David T. Jones, editor ; with contributions by Ronald Bartek, Roger Harrison, Geoffrey Levitt, Leo Reddy, John Woodworth
Series: Memoirs and occasional papers (Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training); Memoirs and occasional papers (Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training)
Publisher: New Academia Publishing; Vellum
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9780986021640; 9780986021633
Subjects: Foreign relations; Nuclear arms control; Soviet Union. 1987 December 8.; Soviet Union
Description: This book analyzes the elimination of intermediate- range nuclear force missiles through vivid, fresh impressions by those who conducted the INF negotiations. The Reagan-Gorbachev Arms Control Breakthrough brings this period to life through the writing of key participants in the seminal negotiations leading to the completion of the INF Treaty and the ensuing epic struggle to secure its ratification by the U.S. Senate. The book provides an astute balance between the assessments of senior negotiators; "nuts and bolts" observations on specific elements of the Treaty by in-the-trenches negotiators; the tangles that challenged the keenest of legal minds; and the political maneuvers required to bring it through the pits and deadfalls of the Senate. Additionally, The Reagan-Gorbachev Arms Control Breakthrough provides an often-forgotten perspective of the moment, offering the opportunity for retrospective judgment. Is there a test that time demands? Are there "lessons learned," conceived at the time, that still pass that test? -- Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 391) and index.
Table of contents: title: Twenty-five years later- where INF has gone; title: Vignette: welcome to Geneva; title: Why INF; title: Zero-zero / Maynard Glitman; title: Vignette: welcome to the bubble; title: Some key legal problems / Geoffrey Levitt; title: Vignette: rituals; title: The INF Treaty in perspective: three pieces; title: The INF Treaty process from a Geneva perspective / Leo Reddy; title: The end game in Washington / Roger Harrison; title: Vignette: a meeting; title: The INF Treaty: another perspective; title: Vignette: it's in the bag; title: How the treaty would operate; title: INF verification- making the treaty work; title: Swords into plowshares: the elimination protocol / Ronald Bartek; title: Vignette: the long flight home; title: The Senate and INF ratification; title: Vignette: the altar of tack; title: NATO and the treaty; title: The INF Treaty: lesson learned for dealing with NATO; title: The INF Treaty: NATO nuclear strategy and arms control; title: What should be done about tactical nuclear weapons? / John A. Woodworth; title: Vignette: shall we give thanks; title: How to negotiate with Gorbachev's team; title: Asian arms control attitudes post-INF; title: Dispute resolution in bilateral arms control: the INF experience / John A. Woodworth; title: Vignette: a moment at midnight; title: Appendix: INF Treaty text.