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Cardinal choices: presidential science advising from the atomic bomb to SDI
Herken, Gregg 
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN10: 0804739668 ISBN13: 9780804739665 DDC: 338.973/06 LCC: Q127

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Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1992. "A Twentieth Century Fund book." Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-350) and index. Part I Urgent Appeals, 1939-1952: The Advent of Nuclear Weapons -- Chapter 1 "A Closely Knit Group of People" The Decision to Build the Atomic Bomb 3 -- Chapter 2 "No Acceptable Alternative" The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb 17 -- Chapter 3 "Necessarily an Evil Thing" The Debate over the H-Bomb 34 -- Chapter 4 "A Point of No Return" The Opportunity for a Nuclear "Standstill" 49 -- Part II Fragile Hopes, 1953-1960: The Impetus toward Arms Control -- Chapter 5 "Racing toward Catastrophe" Atoms for Peace and War 69 -- Chapter 6 "An Age of Danger" From the Killian Report to Sputnik 82 -- Chapter 7 "A Vested Interest in This Field" The President's Science Advisory Committee and the Test Ban 101 -- Part III Guarded Futures, 1961-1988: The Perils and Promises of New Technology -- Chapter 8 "Where a Fresh Start Is Badly Needed" Politics and Science in the Kennedy Administration 127 -- Chapter 9 "A Nation Cannot Be Built with Gadgets" Johnson, Hornig, and the Vietnam War 146 -- Chapter 10 "No Longer as Adviser but as Citizen" The Crisis of Science Advising under Nixon and Ford 165 -- Chapter 11 "We Want You to Know of Our Judgment" Science and Conflict in the Carter Administration 184 -- Chapter 12 "The President Doesn't Care about Wavelengths" The Reagan Revolution and the Origins of SDI 199 -- Conclusion: "Speaking the Truth to Power" The Future of Presidential Science Advising 217 -- A. Einstein-Szilard Letter to President Roosevelt (proposal to build an atomic bomb), August 2, 1939 229 -- B. Fermi-Rabi Letter to the AEC: "An Opinion on the Development of the 'Super'" (written to oppose the hydrogen bomb), October 30, 1949 231 -- C. The Golden Report: "Mobilization of Science for War" (report on the president's science adviser), December 18, 1950 233 -- D. The Disarmament Panel's Proposal for a Nuclear "Standstill": "The Timing of the Thermonuclear Test" (excerpts), Fall 1952 235 -- E. The Teapot Report on ICBMs: "Recommendations of the Committee on Strategic Missiles," February 10, 1954 239 -- F. Killian's Charter for PSAC, December 1957 241 -- G. Ruina-Gell-Mann Paper: "Ballistic Missile Defence and the Arms Race" (argument against the ABM), December 1965 243 -- H. Rathjens-Ruina Memorandum to Henry Kissinger: "A Moratorium on the Testing of Multiple Warheads" (proposal for a MIRV ban), June 2, 1969 247 -- I. Garwin Letter to President Carter (defense of a comprehensive test ban), August 15, 1978 250 -- J. The "Insert": President Reagan's Announcement of SDI, March 23, 1983 253 -- K. Members of SAC/ODM and PSAC, 1951-73 256.

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