Stockpile
Subtitle: the story behind 10,000 strategic nuclear weapons
By: Jerry Miller
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9781591145318
Subjects: Nuclear weapons; Military policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An overview : questions from the past; title: The civilian authority : from Roosevelt to Obama; title: Control : from military to civilian; title: Policy : hawk or dove?; title: Strategies : cities or silos?; title: Guidance : orders to the targeteers; title: Intelligence : never trust the stuff; title: Targeting : the process; title: The SIOP : plan for destruction; title: The scientists : contributions of technology; title: The military : inter-service rivalry; title: The politicians : nukes; title: political or military?; title: Educating the public : an unfinished task; title: Arms control : who needs it?; title: The future : what is next?