Stockpile; The story behind 10,000 strategic nuclear weapons
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2010. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xix, [1], 273, [3] pages. List of Abbreviations. Illustrations. Notes. Index. Slightly cocked. DJ has slight wear and soiling. The author enlisted in the Navy in 1936 and served two years on the battleship New York. He was one of ten sailors from that ship to march in the parade at the coronation of King George VI. Selected from the fleet to attend the U.S. Naval Academy, he graduated in late 1941. He served in WWII on cruisers before entering flight training. In Korea he served as CO of VF153, earning a Distinguished Flying Cross. He flew in more than 60 types of aircraft in his career. His aviation commands included VF-153, 1953; CAG-17, 1957; USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVS-42), 1963-64; Commander Carrier Division 3, 1969; Commander Second Fleet, 1970-1971; and Commander Sixth Fleet, 1971-1973. His last assignment was as Deputy Director of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1960 there were some 3,500 strategic nuclear weapons in the United States and by the mid-1970s there were more than 10,000. This book, written by a member of the U.S. nuclear weapons force, gives an account of that buildup and the efforts taken to keep the stockpile under control. Jerry Miller highlights the strategies, targeting and attack plans, and arms control measures associated with the bomb. He addresses the role of the military in establishing requirements and the role of the scientists in meeting those requirements and identifies the weapons’ strengths and weaknesses and their significance for the future. A final chapter reviews threat scenarios and suggests actions to bring the nuclear force into line. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Nuclear Weapons, Strategic Targeting, Targeteers, Weaponeers, SIOP, Arms Control, Civilian Authority, Technology Development, Deterrence, ICBM, Ballistic Missiles, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff, JSTPS, SLBM, Submarine Launched, Single Integra
ISBN: 9781591145318
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