Cardinal choices : presidential science advising from the atomic bomb to SDI
著者
書誌事項
Cardinal choices : presidential science advising from the atomic bomb to SDI
（Stanford nuclear age series）
Stanford University Press, 2000
Rev. and expanded ed
- : pbk
大学図書館所蔵 全8件
注記
Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1992
"A Century Foundation book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-350) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This book is a history of the complex relations between scientific advisors, primarily physicists, and U.S. presidents in their role as decision makers about nuclear weapons and military strategy. The story, unsurprisingly, is one of considerable tension between the "experts" and the politicians, as scientists seek to influence policy and presidents alternate between accepting their advice and resisting or even ignoring it. First published in 1992, the book has been brought up to date to include the experiences of science advisors to President Clinton. In addition, the texts of eleven crucial documents, from the Einstein-Szilard letter to President Roosevelt (1939) to the announcement of the Strategic Defense Initiative by President Reagan (1983), have been added as appendixes.
目次
Part I. Urgent Appeals, 1939-1952: The Advent of Nuclear Weapons: 1. A closely knit group of people: the decision to build the atomic bomb 2. No acceptable alternative: the decision to use the atomic bomb 3. Necessarily an evil thing: the debate over the H-bomb 4. A point of no return: the opportunity for a nuclear 'standstill' Part II. Fragile Hopes, 1953-1960: The Impetus Towards Arms Control: 5. Racing toward catastrophe: atoms for peace and war 6. An age of danger... from the Killian report to Sputnik 7. A vested interest in this field: the President's science advisory committee and the test ban Part III. Guarded Futures, 1961-1988: The Perils and Promises of New Technology: 8. 'Where a fresh start is badly needed: politics and science in the Kennedy administration 9. A nation cannot be built with gadgets: Johnson, Hornig, and the Vietnam war 10. No longer as adviser but as citizen: the crisis of science advising under Nixon and Ford 11. We want you to know of our judgment: science and conflict in the Carter administration 12. The president doesn't care about wavelengths: the Reagan revolution and the origins of SDI Conclusion: speaking the truth to power Appendixes notes Bibliography Index.
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