Euromissiles : the nuclear weapons that nearly destroyed NATO /

In Euromissiles, Susan Colbourn tells the story of the height of nuclear crisis and the remarkable waning of the fear that gripped the globe. In the Cold War conflict that pitted nuclear superpowers against one another, Europe was the principal battleground. Washington and Moscow had troops on the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Colbourn, Susan, 1987- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca, [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022.
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. Armes nucléaires > Europe > Histoire > 20e siècle. Course aux armements > Europe > Histoire > 20e siècle. Missiles balistiques de portée intermédiaire > Histoire > 20e siècle. Guerre froide. Europe > Relations extérieures > URSS. URSS > Relations extérieures > Europe. États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1977-1981. États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1981-1989. Missiles de croisière > Europe > Histoire > 20e siècle. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Arms race. Cruise missiles. Diplomatic relations. Intermediate-range ballistic missiles. Nuclear weapons. Europe. Soviet Union. United States. 1900-1999 History.

Table of Contents:

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.