Way Out There In The Blue
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Way Out There In The Blue
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Author : Frances FitzGerald
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2001-02-21
Way Out There In The Blue written by Frances FitzGerald and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-02-21 with Political Science categories.
Way Out There in the Blue is a major work of history by the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Fire in the Lake. Using the Star Wars missile defense program as a magnifying glass on his presidency, Frances FitzGerald gives us a wholly original portrait of Ronald Reagan, the most puzzling president of the last half of the twentieth century. Reagan's presidency and the man himself have always been difficult to fathom. His influence was enormous, and the few powerful ideas he espoused remain with us still -- yet he seemed nothing more than a charming, simple-minded, inattentive actor. FitzGerald shows us a Reagan far more complex than the man we thought we knew. A master of the American language and of self-presentation, the greatest storyteller ever to occupy the Oval Office, Reagan created a compelling public persona that bore little relationship to himself. The real Ronald Reagan -- the Reagan who emerges from FitzGerald's book -- was a gifted politician with a deep understanding of the American national psyche and at the same time an executive almost totally disengaged from the policies of his administration and from the people who surrounded him. The idea that America should have an impregnable shield against nuclear weapons was Reagan's invention. His famous Star Wars speech, in which he promised us such a shield and called upon scientists to produce it, gave rise to the Strategic Defense Initiative. Reagan used his sure understanding of American mythology, history and politics to persuade the country that a perfect defense against Soviet nuclear weapons would be possible, even though the technology did not exist and was not remotely feasible. His idea turned into a multibillion-dollar research program. SDI played a central role in U.S.-Soviet relations at a crucial juncture in the Cold War, and in a different form it survives to this day. Drawing on prodigious research, including interviews with the participants, FitzGerald offers new insights into American foreign policy in the Reagan era. She gives us revealing portraits of major players in Reagan's administration, including George Shultz, Caspar Weinberger, Donald Regan and Paul Nitze, and she provides a radically new view of what happened at the Reagan-Gorbachev summits in Geneva, Reykjavik, Washington and Moscow. FitzGerald describes the fierce battles among Reagan's advisers and the frightening increase of Cold War tensions during Reagan's first term. She shows how the president who presided over the greatest peacetime military buildup came to espouse the elimination of nuclear weapons, and how the man who insisted that the Soviet Union was an "evil empire" came to embrace the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, and to proclaim an end to the Cold War long before most in Washington understood that it had ended. Way Out There in the Blue is a ground-breaking history of the American side of the end of the Cold War. Both appalling and funny, it is a black comedy in which Reagan, playing the role he wrote for himself, is the hero.
The Missile Defense Controversy
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Author : Ernest Yanarella
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2010-09-12
The Missile Defense Controversy written by Ernest Yanarella and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-12 with Political Science categories.
" This revised and updated edition identifies the cultural factors and specific administrative agendas that have shaped the way we view ballistic missile technology. Three new sections connect our recent, sudden shifts in foreign policy to ongoing historical patterns. Whether cautioning against the “almost neurotic pursuit of absolute security” or examining the powerful influence of religion on military buildup, Ernest J.Yanarella uncovers the deeply ingrained attitudes that will determine the future of American missile defense.
The Republican War On Science
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Author : Chris Mooney
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2007-03-16
The Republican War On Science written by Chris Mooney and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-16 with Science categories.
Science has never been more crucial to deciding the political issues facing the country. Yet science and scientists have less influence with the federal government than at any time since the Eisenhower administration. In the White House and Congress today, findings are reported in a politicized manner; spun or distorted to fit the speaker's agenda; or, when they're too inconvenient, ignored entirely. On a broad array of issues-stem cell research, climate change, missile defense, abstinence education, product safety, environmental regulation, and many others-the Bush administration's positions fly in the face of overwhelming scientific consensus. Federal science agencies, once fiercely independent under both Republican and Democratic presidents, are increasingly staffed by political appointees and fringe theorists who know industry lobbyists and evangelical activists far better than they know the science. This is not unique to the Bush administration, but it is largely a Republican phenomenon, born of a conservative dislike of environmental, health, and safety regulation, and at the extremes, of evolution and legalized abortion. In The Republican War on Science , Chris Mooney ties together the disparate strands of the attack on science into a compelling and frightening account of our government's increasing unwillingness to distinguish between legitimate research and ideologically driven pseudoscience.
The Strategic Defence Initiative
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Author : Mira Duric
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2017-07-05
The Strategic Defence Initiative written by Mira Duric and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-05 with History categories.
Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The Strategic Defence Initiative -- 2 The Soviet Reaction to the SDI -- 3 The Reykjavik Summit: October 11-12 1986 -- 4 US-Soviet Relations after the Reykjavik Summit -- 5 Strategic Defence: The Post-Cold War and Post-September 11 World -- Conclusion -- Selective Bibliography -- Index
Playing With The Past
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Author : Matthew Wilhelm Kapell
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2013-10-24
Playing With The Past written by Matthew Wilhelm Kapell and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-24 with Social Science categories.
Game Studies is a rapidly growing area of contemporary scholarship, yet volumes in the area have tended to focus on more general issues. With Playing with the Past, game studies is taken to the next level by offering a specific and detailed analysis of one area of digital game play -- the representation of history. The collection focuses on the ways in which gamers engage with, play with, recreate, subvert, reverse and direct the historical past, and what effect this has on the ways in which we go about constructing the present or imagining a future. What can World War Two strategy games teach us about the reality of this complex and multifaceted period? Do the possibilities of playing with the past change the way we understand history? If we embody a colonialist's perspective to conquer 'primitive' tribes in Colonization, does this privilege a distinct way of viewing history as benevolent intervention over imperialist expansion? The fusion of these two fields allows the editors to pose new questions about the ways in which gamers interact with their game worlds. Drawing these threads together, the collection concludes by asking whether digital games - which represent history or historical change - alter the way we, today, understand history itself.
Understanding Presidential Doctrines
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Author : Aiden Warren
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2022-02-14
Understanding Presidential Doctrines written by Aiden Warren and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-14 with Political Science categories.
This new and expanded edition of Presidential Doctrines offers a comprehensive analysis of past and present US presidential doctrine, from George Washington to the beginnings of the Biden administration. Warren and Siracusa expertly assess key doctrines, demonstrating that the current dilemmas facing the United States are a continuation of perennial foreign-policy challenges.
Imperial Designs
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Author : Gary Dorrien
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-01-11
Imperial Designs written by Gary Dorrien and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-11 with Political Science categories.
This work argues that the influence of neoconservatives has been none too small and all too important in the shaping of this monumental doctrine and historic moment in American foreign policy. Through a fascinating account of the central figures in the neoconservative movement and their push for war with Iraq, he reveals the imperial designs that have guided them in their quest for the establishment of a global Pax Americana.
May The Armed Forces Be With You
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Author : Stephen Dedman
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2016-08-30
May The Armed Forces Be With You written by Stephen Dedman and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-30 with History categories.
Science fiction and the United States military often inhabit the same imaginative space. Weapons technology has taken inspiration from science fiction, from the bazooka and the atomic bomb to weaponized lasers and drones. Star-spangled superheroes sold war bonds in comic books sent to GIs during World War II, and adorned the noses of bombers. The same superheroes now appear in big-budget movies made with military assistance, fighting evil in today's war zones. A missile shield of laser satellites--dreamed up by writers and embraced by the high command--is partially credited with ending the Cold War. Sci-fi themes and imagery are used to sell weapons programs, military service and wars to the public. Some science fiction creators have willingly cooperated with the military; others have been conscripted. Some have used the genre as a forum for protest. This book examines the relationship between the U.S. military and science fiction through more than 80 years of novels, comics, films and television series, including Captain America, Starship Troopers, The Twilight Zone, Dr. Strangelove, Star Trek, Iron Man, Bill the Galactic Hero, The Forever War, Star Wars, Aliens, Ender's Game, Space: Above and Beyond and Old Man's War.
Eli And The Blue Star
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Author : Charles F. David
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2014-05-28
Eli And The Blue Star written by Charles F. David and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-28 with Fiction categories.
This book ELI and the BLUE STAR is a spin off from this author’s previous book ELI. In the book ELI, the United States was attacked with Nuclear weapons delivered by countries that have long awaited to deliver death and destruction upon the U.S. The character ELI and the men that follow him take the fight to the enemy that invade us. These men are those that would be responsible for turning things around in our favor.
Weapons Of Mass Destruction
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Author : Joseph M. Siracusa, Deputy Dean of Global Studies, The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2017-03-29
Weapons Of Mass Destruction written by Joseph M. Siracusa, Deputy Dean of Global Studies, The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-29 with Political Science categories.
This foundational primer offers a comprehensive analysis of the evolution and current status of weapons of mass destruction and seeks to inform and advance policy debate in ways that support international security, while also adding important connective tissue between analytical areas in the IR and historical domains that often remain separate.