Presidential Power and Nuclear Arms - 9783031821141

Springer International Publishing AG

Presidential Power and Nuclear ArmsA History of Presidents, the Button, and the Bomb\nAuthor(s): Michael A. Genovese\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Palgrave Macmillan\nISBN-13: 9783031821141, 978-3031821141\nSynopsis\nThis book traces the development of US strategy on nuclear weapons and how presidents from Truman to Biden have wrestled with the question of how best to employ nuclear arms in a dangerous world. Michael Genovese examines how each president tried to solve the problems raised by the possession and spread of nuclear arms. Some presidents were aware of the grave dangers; others imagined that nuclear weapons could be useful battlefield weapons; still others tried to build up the nuclear arsenal while others sought to cut the [url] book also analyzes the role of nuclear weapons and the rise of presidential power. Thenuclear age has contributed to the dominance of the American presidency in foreign policy andwar. To p.