James E. Goodby is a research affiliate with MIT's Program on Science, Technology, and Society, where he dedicates his research to issues involving nuclear weapons. Goodby has served in a variety of diplomatic and policy positions in both Europe and Washington, placing strong emphasis on international security affairs. Among Goodby's most recent books are The Gravest Danger: Nuclear Weapons, co-authored with Sidney Drell, and A Strategy for Stable Peace, co-authored with Petrus Buwalda and Dmitri Trenin. He is the recipient of the Presidential Distinguished Service Award, the State Department's Superior and Distinguished Honor Award, and the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit from the German government. In 1995, Goodby received the inaugural Heinz Award in Public Policy.

• Part 1 PrefacePart 2 Part 1: The Logic of War, 1941-1952Chapter 3 At the Beginning: Churchill, Roosevelt and TrumanPart 4 Part 2: Setting the Rules for the Long Haul, 1953-1968Chapter 5 Nuclear Deterrence or Preventive War? Eisenhower's ChoiceChapter 6 John Kennedy: From Crisis to Triumph to TragedyChapter 7 Lyndon Johnson: The Offense-Defense RiddlePart 8 Part III: Facing the Problems of Parity, 1969-1980Chapter 9 Richard Nixon: Only ConnectChapter 10 Gerald Ford: A Time to PlantChapter 11 Jimmy Carter: The Limits of Presidential PowerPart 12 Part IV: A Break With the Past, 1981-1988Chapter 13 The Reagan Revolution in Nuclear WeaponryPart 14 Part V: Once More into the UnknownChapter 15 George H. W. Bush: Managing the Soviet SuccessionChapter 16 William J. Clinton: Facing New ThreatsChapter 17 George W. Bush: Overthrowing the Old OrderPart 18 Afterword

At last, a well-written, objective account of the evolution of U.S. nuclear weapons policy and efforts at nuclear arms control from the beginning of the nuclear age to the dangerous situation we face today. In At the Borderline of Armageddon, James Goodby examines how each U.S. president since World War II has sought to manage the atomic bomb. . . . I strongly recommend the book to anyone interested in the evolution of U.S. nuclear policy or seeking a challenging text for a college course. Our current president might well profit from this book as he contemplates his legacy. In addition, it should be mandatory reading for any aspirant to the presidency in 2008.

James E. Goodby is a research affiliate with MIT's Program on Science, Technology, and Society, where he dedicates his research to issues involving nuclear weapons. Goodby has served in a variety of diplomatic and policy positions in both Europe and Washington, placing strong emphasis on international security affairs. Among Goodby's most recent books are The Gravest Danger: Nuclear Weapons, co-authored with Sidney Drell, and A Strategy for Stable Peace, co-authored with Petrus Buwalda and Dmitri Trenin. He is the recipient of the Presidential Distinguished Service Award, the State Department's Superior and Distinguished Honor Award, and the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit from the German government. In 1995, Goodby received the inaugural Heinz Award in Public Policy.

• Part 1 PrefacePart 2 Part 1: The Logic of War, 1941-1952Chapter 3 At the Beginning: Churchill, Roosevelt and TrumanPart 4 Part 2: Setting the Rules for the Long Haul, 1953-1968Chapter 5 Nuclear Deterrence or Preventive War? Eisenhower's ChoiceChapter 6 John Kennedy: From Crisis to Triumph to TragedyChapter 7 Lyndon Johnson: The Offense-Defense RiddlePart 8 Part III: Facing the Problems of Parity, 1969-1980Chapter 9 Richard Nixon: Only ConnectChapter 10 Gerald Ford: A Time to PlantChapter 11 Jimmy Carter: The Limits of Presidential PowerPart 12 Part IV: A Break With the Past, 1981-1988Chapter 13 The Reagan Revolution in Nuclear WeaponryPart 14 Part V: Once More into the UnknownChapter 15 George H. W. Bush: Managing the Soviet SuccessionChapter 16 William J. Clinton: Facing New ThreatsChapter 17 George W. Bush: Overthrowing the Old OrderPart 18 Afterword

At last, a well-written, objective account of the evolution of U.S. nuclear weapons policy and efforts at nuclear arms control from the beginning of the nuclear age to the dangerous situation we face today. In At the Borderline of Armageddon, James Goodby examines how each U.S. president since World War II has sought to manage the atomic bomb. . . . I strongly recommend the book to anyone interested in the evolution of U.S. nuclear policy or seeking a challenging text for a college course. Our current president might well profit from this book as he contemplates his legacy. In addition, it should be mandatory reading for any aspirant to the presidency in 2008.

James E. Goodby is a research affiliate with MIT's Program on Science, Technology, and Society, where he dedicates his research to issues involving nuclear weapons. Goodby has served in a variety of diplomatic and policy positions in both Europe and Washington, placing strong emphasis on international security affairs. Among Goodby's most recent books are The Gravest Danger: Nuclear Weapons, co-authored with Sidney Drell, and A Strategy for Stable Peace, co-authored with Petrus Buwalda and Dmitri Trenin. He is the recipient of the Presidential Distinguished Service Award, the State Department's Superior and Distinguished Honor Award, and the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit from the German government. In 1995, Goodby received the inaugural Heinz Award in Public Policy.

• Part 1 PrefacePart 2 Part 1: The Logic of War, 1941-1952Chapter 3 At the Beginning: Churchill, Roosevelt and TrumanPart 4 Part 2: Setting the Rules for the Long Haul, 1953-1968Chapter 5 Nuclear Deterrence or Preventive War? Eisenhower's ChoiceChapter 6 John Kennedy: From Crisis to Triumph to TragedyChapter 7 Lyndon Johnson: The Offense-Defense RiddlePart 8 Part III: Facing the Problems of Parity, 1969-1980Chapter 9 Richard Nixon: Only ConnectChapter 10 Gerald Ford: A Time to PlantChapter 11 Jimmy Carter: The Limits of Presidential PowerPart 12 Part IV: A Break With the Past, 1981-1988Chapter 13 The Reagan Revolution in Nuclear WeaponryPart 14 Part V: Once More into the UnknownChapter 15 George H. W. Bush: Managing the Soviet SuccessionChapter 16 William J. Clinton: Facing New ThreatsChapter 17 George W. Bush: Overthrowing the Old OrderPart 18 Afterword

At last, a well-written, objective account of the evolution of U.S. nuclear weapons policy and efforts at nuclear arms control from the beginning of the nuclear age to the dangerous situation we face today. In At the Borderline of Armageddon, James Goodby examines how each U.S. president since World War II has sought to manage the atomic bomb. . . . I strongly recommend the book to anyone interested in the evolution of U.S. nuclear policy or seeking a challenging text for a college course. Our current president might well profit from this book as he contemplates his legacy. In addition, it should be mandatory reading for any aspirant to the presidency in 2008.