Cardinal Choices - Presidential Science Advising from the Atomic Bomb to SDI. Revised and Expanded Edition (Paperback, Revised And Expanded Ed)


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.

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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.

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General

Imprint

Stanford University Press

Country of origin

United States

Series

Stanford Nuclear Age Series

Release date

September 2000

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

2000

Authors

Dimensions

229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade / Trade

Pages

376

Edition

Revised And Expanded Ed

ISBN-13

978-0-8047-3770-8

Barcode

9780804737708

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LSN

0-8047-3770-3



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