Stockpile

Name: Stockpile
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ISBN: 9781591145318

ISBN-10: 1591145317

ISBN-13: 9781591145318

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jerry Miller

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In 1960 there were some 3500 strategic nuclear weapons in the United States and by the mid-1970s there were more than 10,000. This book gives an account of that buildup and the efforts taken to keep the stockpile under control.

Book details

List price: $37.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Publication date: 9/15/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Preface: Weaponeers


Acknowledgments


List of Abbreviations



An Overview: Questions from the Past



Civilian Authority: From Roosevelt to Obama



Control: From Military to Civilian



Policy: Hawk or Dove?



Strategies: Cities or Silos?



Guidance: Orders to the Targeteers



Intelligence: Never Trust the Stuff



Targeting: The Process



The SIOP: Plan for Destruction



The Scientists: Contributions of Technology



The Military: Inter-service Rivalry



The Politicians: Nukes-Political or Military?



Educating the Public: An Unfinished Task



Arms Control: Who Needs It?



The Future: What Is Next?


Notes


Index