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Euromissiles : the nuclear weapons that nearly destroyed NATO
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- Summary
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"A transatlantic history of the Euromissiles from the arms race's early origins to the final days of the Cold War, in which NATO takes center stage. For the Western allies, the successive decisions...
"A transatlantic history of the Euromissiles from the arms race's early origins to the final days of the Cold War, in which NATO takes center stage. For the Western allies, the successive decisions to field, deploy, and destroy the Euromissiles all involved high-stakes gambles--a stark reminder of just how fragile the Atlantic Alliance was"--Provided by publisher.
Details
- Creator
- Susan Colbourn
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2022
- ©2022
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (xv, 392 pages) : illustrations
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781501766046, 150176604X, 9781501766039, 1501766031, 9781501766022, 9781501766022
- OCLC
- on1295619122
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction : Security and Survival -- The Sixties Stalemate -- Parity's Problems -- Shades of Gray -- Fiasco! -- It Takes Two -- End the Arms Race, Not the Human Race -- Moons and Green Cheese -- First Principles -- The Year of the Missile -- The Empty Chair -- Who's Afraid of Gorbachev? -- Blast from the Past -- Conclusion : Time and Chance
Subjects
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- History -- 20th century.
- Nuclear weapons -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
- Arms race -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
- Intermediate-range ballistic missiles -- History -- 20th century.
- Cruise missiles -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
- Cold War.
- Europe -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Europe.
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1977-1981.
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-1989.