Russian Nuclear Weapons: Past, Present, and Future
Carlisle, PA: U.S. Army War College, 2011. 511, wraps, chapter endnotes, figures, very slight wear to cover edges. More
Carlisle, PA: U.S. Army War College, 2011. 511, wraps, chapter endnotes, figures, very slight wear to cover edges. More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1966. 161, footnotes, appendix, index, corners of a few pages bent, bookplate. More
New York, NY: Basic Books, 2007. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. [6], 234 p. Illustrations. Index. More
New York, NY: Basic Books, 2007. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. [vi], 234 p. Map. Illustrations. Index. Signed by author on fep. Zbigniew Kazimierz "Zbig" Brzezinski (March 28, 1928 – May 26, 2017) was a Polish-American diplomat and political scientist. He served as a counselor to President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1966 to 1968 and was President Jimmy Carter's National Security Advisor from 1977 to 1981. Major foreign policy events during his time in office included the normalization of relations with the People's Republic of China; the signing of the second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty; the brokering of the Camp David Accords; the transition of Iran from an important U.S. ally to an anti-Western Islamic Republic led by Khomeini; the United States' encouragement of dissidents in Eastern Europe in order to undermine the influence of the Soviet Union; the arming of the mujahideen in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; and the signing of the Torrijos–Carter Treaties relinquishing U.S. control of the Panama Canal after 1999. More
New York, NY: Basic Books, 2007. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. [vi], 234 p. Map. Illustrations. Index. Inscribed by author on fep. Inscription reads For James McPhillies--with best wishes, Zbig Brzezinski. Zbigniew Kazimierz "Zbig" Brzezinski (March 28, 1928 – May 26, 2017) was a Polish-American diplomat and political scientist. He served as a counselor to President Johnson from 1966 to 1968 and was President Carter's National Security Advisor from 1977 to 1981. Major foreign policy events during his time in office included the normalization of relations with the People's Republic of China; the signing of the second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty; the brokering of the Camp David Accords; the transition of Iran to an anti-Western Islamic Republic led by Khomeini; the United States' encouragement of dissidents in Eastern Europe; the arming of the mujahideen in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; and the relinquishing U.S. control of the Panama Canal after 1999. More
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, [1966]. 21 cm, 176, wraps, tables, index, some wear and soiling to covers. Essays analyzing the difficulties of controlling nuclear proliferation. More
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, [1966]. 176, tables, index, bookplate, slight wear to boards. Essays analyzing the difficulties of controlling nuclear proliferation. More
New York: Council on Foreign Relations, 1993. First Printing. Hardcover. 23 cm, 107, footnotes, index, pencil erasure on half-title. Sidney David Drell (September 13, 1926 – December 21, 2016) was an American theoretical physicist and arms control expert. He was professor emeritus at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) and senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. Drell was a noted contributor in the fields of quantum electrodynamics and high-energy particle physics. The Drell–Yan process is partially named for him. Drell was active as a scientific advisor to the U.S. government, and was a founding member of the JASON Defense Advisory Group. William James Crowe Jr. (January 2, 1925 – October 18, 2007) was an admiral who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as the ambassador to the United Kingdom under President Clinton. McGeorge "Mac" Bundy (March 30, 1919 – September 16, 1996) was an American expert in defense policy, serving as United States National Security Advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He was president of the Ford Foundation from 1966 through 1979. In 1953 as its youngest dean worked to develop Harvard as a merit-based university. He also served as a scholar in residence at the Carnegie Corporation. More
New York: Basic Books, 2006. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xiv, 319, [3] pages. Tables. Notes. Index. Author inscription on the fep reads: "Dear Jill, With best wishes Mike O'Hanlon". Kurt Michael Campbell (born August 27, 1957) is an American diplomat and businessman serving as the United States deputy secretary of state since 2024. He previously served as National Security Council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific from 2021 to 2024. In this capacity, Campbell had been referred to as the Biden administration's "Asia coordinator" or "Asia czar"—chief architect of Joe Biden's Asia strategy. He formerly served as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs in the Obama administration. He was the chairman and CEO of The Asia Group, LLC, which he founded in February 2013. On January 20, 2021, he was appointed as the NSC Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific by Joe Biden. Michael Edward O'Hanlon (born May 16, 1961) is an American policy analyst currently serving as director of research and senior fellow of the foreign policy program at the Brookings Institution. He began his career as a budget analyst in the defense field. O'Hanlon predicted in early 2003 in the journal Orbis that an invasion of Iraq could lead to as many as several thousand American fatalities, a prediction also confirmed by later developments. He created Brookings' Iraq Index, a web-based resource tracking trends in the country that has been Brookings most widely viewed site this decade. Excerpts of these indices ran on a quarterly basis in the New York Times from 2004 through 2012. O'Hanlon's other areas of work include studies on defense technology issues. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1969. First Edition. 282, illus., tables, appendix, glossary, chronology, some wear to DJ edges, review slip laid in. More
Carlisle, PA: U. S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, 2010. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. viii, 44 p. Endnotes. More
New York: Columbia University Press, 2013. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [12], 266, [2] pages. Tables. Appendix A-F. Notes. Index. Joseph Cirincione (born 13 November 1949) is the President of the Ploughshares Fund, a public grant-making foundation focused on nuclear weapons policy and conflict resolution. Cirincione has advocated for negotiations to end the diplomatic stalemate regarding the nuclear program of Iran. His many public espousals of nonviolent conflict resolution include an appearance on The Colbert Report. Cirincione previously served as vice president for national security and international policy at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC. For eight years he was the director for non-proliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he chaired and organized five of the annual Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conferences. More
Washington DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2005. Second Edition, Revised and Expanded [stated]. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. x, 490 pages. Folding map (with color) at back cover. Notes. Maps. Figures. Tables. Appendices. Glossary. Index. Foreword by Jessica T. Matthews. Joseph Cirincione (born 13 November 1949) was the director for non-proliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he chaired and organized five of the annual Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conferences. He w as a professional staff member of the House Committee on Armed Services. He served as a staff member of the Committee on Government Operations, and was staff director of the bipartisan Military Reform Caucus. He is the author of Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons and Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Threats. Deadly Arsenals provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive assessment available on global proliferation dangers, with a critical assessment of international enforcement efforts. An invaluable resource for academics, policymakers, students, and the media, this atlas includes strategic and historical analysis; maps, charts, and graphs of the spread of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and missile delivery systems; descriptions of the weapons and regimes, and policies to control them; and data on countries that have, want, or have given up weapons of mass destruction. A Choice outstanding academic title from one of the premier nonproliferation research teams. The new edition addresses the recent, dramatic developments in Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, and the nuclear black market, analyzing strategic and policy implications. More
Washington DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2002. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. x, 465. [1] pages. Folding map (with color) at back cover. Notes. Maps. Tables. Appendices. Glossary. Index. Institutional stamp and ink notation on verso of title page. Foreword by Jessica T. Matthews. Joseph Cirincione (born 13 November 1949) is the President of the Ploughshares Fund, a public grant-making foundation focused on nuclear weapons policy and conflict resolution. For eight years he was the director for non-proliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he chaired and organized five of the annual Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conferences. He worked in the U.S. House of Representatives as a professional staff member of the Committee on Armed Services. He served as a staff member of the Committee on Government Operations, and was staff director of the bipartisan Military Reform Caucus. He is the author of Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons and Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Threats. More
Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment, 1996. First? Edition. First? Printing. 196, wraps, acronyms, glossary, slight edge soiling, slight wear to covers. More
Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution on War, 1968. 24 cm, 335, illus., map, tables, index, sticker residue on flyleaf, ink notation on flyleaf. More
Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution on War, 1968. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 335, illus., index, DJ worn and soiled, pencil erasure residue on front endpaper. More
Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1973. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xxvi, 180, [2] pages. Footnotes. Figures. Tables. Appendixes: A, B, and C. Notes. Bibliographical Note. Index. About the Author. Cover has noticeable wear and soiling. Includes chapters on: Can the USSR Live with Stability?; the United States with "Sufficiency"?; Nicholas II to SALT II: Logic Vs. the Organization(s); The Conditions for Arms Control: Cuba to SALT II; The Arms Control Road to Peace: Pros and Cons; and A Modernist Approach to Arms Control: Toward Interdependence. Walter Carl Clemens, Jr. (born April 6, 1933) is an American political scientist best known for advancing complexity science as an approach to the study of international relations and comparative politics. He has been active in the analysis of complexity science, arms control and disarmament, and U.S. relations with communist and post-communist countries. Since 2008, he has been a regular contributor to Global Asia, the quarterly journal of the East Asia Foundation. He has authored numerous books, articles, and editorials, and is currently a Professor Emeritus at Boston University and an Associate at Harvard University's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. Clemens has also made contributions to the study of arms control in U.S. relations with the USSR, China, and North Korea. In the 1980s, Clemens conducted surveys showing that most Americans erroneously believed that their country was protected by an effective missile defense shield. Clemens treated this as a dangerous illusion. More
Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 1975. First edition. First paperback printing. Trade paperback. [12], 153, [3]p. Footnotes. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. More
Oak Ridge, TN: Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, 2016. Presumed First Edition, First issuance thus. CD. CD title written in green marker on its face. Unclassified--no limitation markings. There are four video clips entitled We Did IT PTX/Y-12. Two are MP4 files and two are WMV files. Each is a little more than three minutes long. The video extols the accomplishment of their FY 01 work load. Representatives of Pantex and Y-12 speak, including salaried and hourly employees. Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC operates the Pantex Plant and Y-12 National Security Complex in support of the National Nuclear Security Administration. CNS comprises member companies Bechtel National, Inc.; Leidos; Orbital ATK, Inc.; and SOC LLC, with Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. as a teaming subcontractor. To achieve these goals, CNS is dedicating a senior team of managers from its member companies who bring extensive experience to meet the challenges and opportunities of leading two world-class facilities with one vision. More
Oak Ridge, TN: Consolidated Nuclear Security, llc, 2016. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Spiral bound wraps. 18 pages plus covers. Illustrations (most in color). Format is 11 inches by 8.5 inches. Ink notation on page headed 'Capability 3" . This work is focused on the Y-12 National Security Complex located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC operates the Pantex Plant and Y-12 National Security Complex in support of the National Nuclear Security Administration. CNS comprises member companies Bechtel National, Inc.; Leidos; Orbital ATK, Inc.; and SOC LLC, with Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. as a teaming subcontractor. To achieve these goals, CNS is dedicating a senior team of managers from its member companies who bring extensive experience to meet the challenges and opportunities of leading two world-class facilities with one vision. More
Melville, PA: AIP Conference Proceedings, 2017. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Various paginations. Illustrations. Footnotes. References. Among the topics addressed are Strategic Nuclear Weapons, Multilateral Arms Control, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Terrorism, and Appendices. Appendices includes a WMD Chronology, Author Bio-briefs, and Conference participants. Among the specific items of significant interest are: Sakharov, Gorbachev, and nuclear reductions by Frank von Hippel; Lab-to-Lab Cooperative Threat Reduction by Siegfried S. Hecker; International Atomic Energy Agency Safeguards: Challenge and response by Leonard S. Spector and The big science of stockpile stewardship by Victor Reis, Robert Hanrahan, and Kirk Levedahl! More
Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1996. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. xiii, [3], 160 pages. Inscribed and dated by one of the editors (David Cortright). Inscription reads: Bob and Caryn: Greetings. My latest! I hope you are well. Love, David. Preface by Raimo Vayrynen. Includes Tables, Figures, Acknowledgment, About the Contributors, Bibliography, and Index. Also includes Map of India,Indian Nuclear Policy Options: Indian Public Opinion and Nuclear Weapons Policy; Abstaining: The Nonnuclear Option; Status Quo: Maintaining Nuclear Ambiguity; Freeze: Halting the Testing and Development of Nuclear Weapons; Going Nuclear: Establishing an Overt Nuclear Weapons Capability. Also contains Appendices: An Analysis of the Kroc Institute Survey; Complete Results and Tabular Data of the Kroc Institute Opinion Survey, and MARG Survey Questions, Bibliography, and Index. David Cortright is an American scholar and peace activist. He is Director of Policy Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame and Chair of the Board of the Fourth Freedom Forum.[1] Cortright has a long history of public advocacy for disarmament and the prevention of war. In 1977, Cortright was named the executive director of The Committee for a SANE Nuclear Policy (SANE), which under his direction became the largest disarmament organization in the U.S. Cortright initiated the 1987 merger of SANE and the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign and served for a time as co-director of the merged organization. More
New York: Council on Foreign Relations, 1986. 153, wraps, appendices, top corner front flyleaf cut off, staple holes & small rough spot on front cover. More
New York: Council on Foreign Relations, 1986. First Paperbk? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 153, wraps, illus. More