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Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700620826
ISBN-13
9780700620821
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208660736
Product Key Features
Book Title
Nixon's Nuclear Specter : the Secret Alert of 1969, Madman Diplomacy, and the Vietnam War
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Topic
Military / Nuclear Warfare, Public Policy / Military Policy, Military / Vietnam War, International Relations / General, Presidents & Heads of State, International Relations / Diplomacy
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Book Series
Modern War Studies
Format
Hardcover
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Item Height
1.7 in
Item Weight
29.6 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in
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2015-002802
Reviews
" Nixon's Nuclear Specter is a detailed and careful account of Nixon's and Kissinger's fruitless efforts during 1969 to find an "honorable" way out of Vietnam. As events that year unfolded, these authors demonstrate, honor had little to do with it."- New York Review of Books, "Well written and thoroughly researched, Nixon's Nuclear Specter is a rich study of scholars of the era, and essential for those interested in Vietnam, the Nixon era, and the mindset of our 37th president. With the release of additional Nixon White House records and tapes we can only hope that the authors continue writing, jointly, or separately, for many more years."- H-Net Reviews, "This book is an indispensable source for studying the international diplomacy of the Vietnam War. Its richness ensures that readers will emerge from its pages with differing judgments and assessments of Nixon's coercive diplomacy."-- Journal of American History "William Burr and Jeffrey Kimball deserve praise for their discerning and cogent reconstruction of the motives and actions of the Nixon Administration to its first year. Students interested in the Vietnam War or the Cold War more generally will learn a great deal from Nixon's Nuclear Specter ."-- Michigan War Studies Review " Nixon's Nuclear Specter is a detailed and careful account of Nixon's and Kissinger's fruitless efforts during 1969 to find an "honorable" way out of Vietnam. As events that year unfolded, these authors demonstrate, honor had little to do with it."-- New York Review of Books "What the authors reveal is the intense, behind-the-scenes plotting and planning that Nixon and Kissinger carried on in 1969 as they desperately tried to find a way to move the Vietnam War talks with Hanoi to fruition." VVA Veteran "An important contribution to the [Cold War] literature."-- Choice "Well written and thoroughly researched, Nixon's Nuclear Specter is a rich study of scholars of the era, and essential for those interested in Vietnam, the Nixon era, and the mindset of our 37th president. With the release of additional Nixon White House records and tapes we can only hope that the authors continue writing, jointly, or separately, for many more years."-- H-Net Reviews "There will be no better book-length case study on coercive nuclear diplomacy than the one just written by William burr and Jeffrey P. Kimball."-- Arms Control Today, "I didn't know any of this as I was copying the top secret Pentagon Papers that fall, but if I had I would have given the Papers to the newspapers right away--rather than two years later, after waiting in vain for Congress to act on them--in desperate hopes of heading off massive escalation and possible nuclear war.A gripping and essential read!"-- Daniel Ellsberg , author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, "Finally, a well-researched and well-written account of our leaders' dangerous nuclear brinksmanship across the high years of the Cold War. There's much here that's new and much that's troubling--for today as well as yesterday."- Richard Rhodes , Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb "I didn't know any of this as I was copying the top secret Pentagon Papers that fall, but if I had I would have given the Papers to the newspapers right away--rather than two years later, after waiting in vain for Congress to act on them--in desperate hopes of heading off massive escalation and possible nuclear war. A gripping and essential read!"- Daniel Ellsberg , author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, "I didn't know any of this as I was copying the top secret Pentagon Papers that fall, but if I had I would have given the Papers to the newspapers right away--rather than two years later, after waiting in vain for Congress to act on them--in desperate hopes of heading off massive escalation and possible nuclear war. A gripping and essential read!"-- Daniel Ellsberg , author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, "Well written and thoroughly researched, Nixon's Nuclear Specter is a rich study of scholars of the era, and essential for those interested in Vietnam, the Nixon era, and the mindset of our 37th president. With the release of additional Nixon White House records and tapes we can only hope that the authors continue writing, jointly, or separately, for many more years."-- H-Net Reviews, "Finally, a well-researched and well-written account of our leaders' dangerous nuclear brinksmanship across the high years of the Cold War. There's much here that's new and much that's troubling--for today as well as yesterday."-- Richard Rhodes , Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb "I didn't know any of this as I was copying the top secret Pentagon Papers that fall, but if I had I would have given the Papers to the newspapers right away--rather than two years later, after waiting in vain for Congress to act on them--in desperate hopes of heading off massive escalation and possible nuclear war. A gripping and essential read!"-- Daniel Ellsberg , author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, "Finally, a well-researched and well-written account of our leaders' dangerous nuclear brinksmanship across the high years of the Cold War. There's much here that's new and much that's troubling-for today as well as yesterday."- Richard Rhodes , Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, "I didn't know any of this as I was copying the top secret Pentagon Papers that fall, but if I had I would have given the Papers to the newspapers right away-rather than two years later, after waiting in vain for Congress to act on them-in desperate hopes of heading off massive escalation and possible nuclear war. A gripping and essential read!"- Daniel Ellsberg , author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, "Finally, a well-researched and well-written account of our leadersdangerous nuclear brinksmanship across the high years of the Cold War. Theres much here thats new and much thats troubling--for today as well as yesterday."-- Richard Rhodes , Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, "A solid, well-researched book, with clear prose that helps propel the narrative through the murkier aspects of the motives and reasonings of Cold War strategic decision making."Army History "This book is an indispensable source for studying the international diplomacy of the Vietnam War. Its richness ensures that readers will emerge from its pages with differing judgments and assessments of Nixons coercive diplomacy."Journal of American History "William Burr and Jeffrey Kimball deserve praise for their discerning and cogent reconstruction of the motives and actions of the Nixon Administration to its first year. Students interested in the Vietnam War or the Cold War more generally will learn a great deal from Nixons Nuclear Specter ."Michigan War Studies Review " Nixons Nuclear Specter is a detailed and careful account of Nixons and Kissingers fruitless efforts during 1969 to find an "honorable" way out of Vietnam. As events that year unfolded, these authors demonstrate, honor had little to do with it."New York Review of Books "What the authors reveal is the intense, behind-the-scenes plotting and planning that Nixon and Kissinger carried on in 1969 as they desperately tried to find a way to move the Vietnam War talks with Hanoi to fruition." VVA Veteran "An important contribution to the [Cold War] literature."Choice "Well written and thoroughly researched, Nixons Nuclear Specter is a rich study of scholars of the era, and essential for those interested in Vietnam, the Nixon era, and the mindset of our 37th president. With the release of additional Nixon White House records and tapes we can only hope that the authors continue writing, jointly, or separately, for many more years."H-Net Reviews "There will be no better book-length case study on coercive nuclear diplomacy than the one just written by William burr and Jeffrey P. Kimball."Arms Control Today, "Finally, a well-researched and well-written account of our leadersdangerous nuclear brinksmanship across the high years of the Cold War. Theres much here thats new and much thats troublingfor today as well as yesterday."Richard Rhodes , Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb "I didnt know any of this as I was copying the top secret Pentagon Papers that fall, but if I had I would have given the Papers to the newspapers right awayrather than two years later, after waiting in vain for Congress to act on themin desperate hopes of heading off massive escalation and possible nuclear war. A gripping and essential read!"Daniel Ellsberg , author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, "A solid, well-researched book, with clear prose that helps propel the narrative through the murkier aspects of the motives and reasonings of Cold War strategic decision making."-- Army History "This book is an indispensable source for studying the international diplomacy of the Vietnam War. Its richness ensures that readers will emerge from its pages with differing judgments and assessments of Nixon's coercive diplomacy."-- Journal of American History "William Burr and Jeffrey Kimball deserve praise for their discerning and cogent reconstruction of the motives and actions of the Nixon Administration to its first year. Students interested in the Vietnam War or the Cold War more generally will learn a great deal from Nixon's Nuclear Specter ."-- Michigan War Studies Review " Nixon's Nuclear Specter is a detailed and careful account of Nixon's and Kissinger's fruitless efforts during 1969 to find an "honorable" way out of Vietnam. As events that year unfolded, these authors demonstrate, honor had little to do with it."-- New York Review of Books "What the authors reveal is the intense, behind-the-scenes plotting and planning that Nixon and Kissinger carried on in 1969 as they desperately tried to find a way to move the Vietnam War talks with Hanoi to fruition." VVA Veteran "An important contribution to the [Cold War] literature."-- Choice "Well written and thoroughly researched, Nixon's Nuclear Specter is a rich study of scholars of the era, and essential for those interested in Vietnam, the Nixon era, and the mindset of our 37th president. With the release of additional Nixon White House records and tapes we can only hope that the authors continue writing, jointly, or separately, for many more years."-- H-Net Reviews "There will be no better book-length case study on coercive nuclear diplomacy than the one just written by William burr and Jeffrey P. Kimball."-- Arms Control Today, "There will be no better book-length case study on coercive nuclear diplomacy than the one just written by William burr and Jeffrey P. Kimball."-- Arms Control Today, " Nixon's Nuclear Specter provides the most comprehensive account to date of the origins, inception, policy context, and execution of "JCS Readiness Test"--the equivalent of a worldwide nuclear alert that was intended to signal Washington's anger at Moscow's support of North Vietnam and to jar the Soviet leadership into using their leverage to induce Hanoi to make diplomatic concessions."- The Nuclear Vault, " Nixon's Nuclear Specter is a detailed and careful account of Nixon's and Kissinger's fruitless efforts during 1969 to find an "honorable" way out of Vietnam. As events that year unfolded, these authors demonstrate, honor had little to do with it."-- New York Review of Books
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
959.704/32
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1. Prelude: Nuclear Diplomacy and Notions about Nuclear Use from Truman to Johnson, August 1945-January 1969 2. The Madman Theory: Mr. Nixon, Dr. Kissinger, and Dr. Strangelove, 1945-1969 3. The "Big Game" and the Bombing of Cambodia, December 1968-March 1969 4. The Vance Ploy and the Mining Ruse, March-April 1969 5. The Mining Ruse, Threat Diplomacy, Peace Plans, and Withdrawals, April-July 1969 6. The First DUCK HOOK Plan, the "Nixon Doctrine," and a Deadline, July-August 1969 7. Toward the November Option: DUCK HOOK and PRUNING KNIFE, July-September 1969 8. To Escalate or Not to Escalate? September-October 1969 9. The Secret Nuclear Alert, October 1969 Epilogue: Aftermaths and Assessments Notes Selected Bibliography Index Illustration gallery follows page 159
Synopsis
The book about Nixon and Kissinger's Madman diplomacy in 1969 concerning the Vietnam War, which culminated in a secret nuclear alert in October of that year. The story is set in the context of nuclear threat-making during the Cold War from 1945 to 1973, bureaucratic infighting, international diplomacy, domestic politics, the antiwar movement, and the nuclear taboo., In their initial effort to end the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger attempted to lever concessions from Hanoi at the negotiating table with military force and coercive diplomacy. They were not seeking military victory, which they did not believe was feasible. Instead, they backed up their diplomacy toward North Vietnam and the Soviet Union with the Madman Theory of threatening excessive force, which included the specter of nuclear force. They began with verbal threats then bombed North Vietnamese and Viet Cong base areas in Cambodia, signaling that there was more to come. As the bombing expanded, they launched a previously unknown mining ruse against Haiphong, stepped-up their warnings to Hanoi and Moscow, and initiated planning for a massive shock-and-awe military operation referred to within the White House inner circle as DUCK HOOK. Beyond the mining of North Vietnamese ports and selective bombing in and around Hanoi, the initial DUCK HOOK concept included proposals for "tactical" nuclear strikes against logistics targets and U.S. and South Vietnamese ground incursions into the North. In early October 1969, however, Nixon aborted planning for the long-contemplated operation. He had been influenced by Hanoi's defiance in the face of his dire threats and concerned about U.S. public reaction, antiwar protests, and internal administration dissent. In place of DUCK HOOK, Nixon and Kissinger launched a secret global nuclear alert in hopes that it would lend credibility to their prior warnings and perhaps even persuade Moscow to put pressure on Hanoi. It was to be a "special reminder" of how far President Nixon might go. The risky gambit failed to move the Soviets, but it marked a turning point in the administration's strategy for exiting Vietnam. Nixon and Kissinger became increasingly resigned to a "long-route" policy of providing Saigon with a "decent chance" of survival for a "decent interval" after a negotiated settlement and U.S. forces left Indochina. Burr and Kimball draw upon extensive research in participant interviews and declassified documents to unravel this intricate story of the October 1969 nuclear alert. They place it in the context of nuclear threat making and coercive diplomacy since 1945, the culture of the Bomb, intra-governmental dissent, domestic political pressures, the international "nuclear taboo," and Vietnamese and Soviet actions and policies. It is a history that holds important lessons for the present and future about the risks and uncertainties of nuclear threat making.
LC Classification Number
DS559.7.B87 2015
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