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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Choice Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Perry, William James, 1927-     Subjects     Nuclear weapons.     Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History.     Arms race -- United States -- History.     Nuclear arms control -- United States -- History.     War and emergency powers -- United States -- History.     Presidents -- United States.     United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.     United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.     United States -- Politics and government.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Perry, William James, 1927-       by title:      The button : the new...       by call number:      355.0217 P465b     Search the Web     Perry, William James, 1927-     Nuclear weapons.     Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History.     Arms race -- United States -- History.     Nuclear arms control -- United States -- History.     War and emergency powers -- United States -- History.     Presidents -- United States.     United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.     United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.     United States -- Politics and government.       MARC Display

The button : the new nuclear arms race and presidential power from Truman to Trump / William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina. by Perry, William James, 1927- BenBella Books, Inc., 2020. Call #: 355.0217 P465b Subjects Nuclear weapons.   Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History.   Arms race -- United States -- History.   Nuclear arms control -- United States -- History.   War and emergency powers -- United States -- History.   Presidents -- United States.   United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.   United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.   United States -- Politics and government. ISBN:  9781948836999 (hc.) Description:  xxiii, 256 p. ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  Preface : "Your shot, Mr. President" -- The president's weapons -- Bolt from the blue -- Blundering into nuclear war -- Hacking the bomb -- No first use -- How not to spend $2 trillion -- Welcome to the new arms race -- The missile defense delusion -- Why do we still have the bomb? -- The atomic Titanic. Summary:  "William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration and Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in the Carter administration, and Tom Z. Collina, Director of Policy at Ploughshares Fund, a global security foundation in Washington, DC, reveal the shocking tales and sobering facts of nuclear executive authority throughout the atomic age, delivering a powerful condemnation against ever leaving explosive power this devastating under any one person's thumb."--From publisher. Other authors:  Collina, Tom Z., 1966- Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 355.0217 P465b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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