NUMBER: 18TITLE: National Security and the Nuclear Dilemma
AUTHOR: Richard Smoke
STARTED: Sometime in September
FINISHED: March 25, 2005
PAGES:332
GENRE:Political Science
FIRST SENTENCE: How has America tried to preserve its national security in the era of nuclear weapons?
SUMMARY: [From barnesandnoble.com] This definitive survey examines the impact of nuclear weaponry on national security issues. Written by an experienced author and founder of the Peace and Common Security Institute in Berkeley, California, this text describes how current nuclear dilemmas have developed out of past choices and events. The final chapter of this chronologically organized text covers events that took place from 1985-1991, making the material relevant to the post-Cold War era.
REASON FOR READING: Assigned in my "Politics and Military Strategy" class.
THOUGHTS: Not bad for a subject that could have dulled me in a second. Smoke stays away from the overly technical and dry breakdown of the Cold War. Instead, his writing is clear, concise, and active. He explains nuclear weapons issues without preaching, being overly technical, or scaremongering. He just tells the facts. I would recommend this book for anyone who is interested in the Cold War and nuclear weapons but wants to stay away from something that reads like a government manual.
MISCELLANEOUS: Third Edition
KEEP/SHARE/CRINGE(?): Selling Back
RATING:6/10 [Good]
CR: Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh
RN: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
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