An edition of Bomb power: the modern presidency and the national security state
(2010)
Bomb power
the modern presidency and the national security state
by Garry Wills
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History, Politics and government, National security, Presidents, Military policy, Political aspects of Atomic bomb, Political aspects of Secrecy, Secrecy, Atomic bomb, Executive power, Geheimdiplomatie, USA, Sicherheitspolitik, USA Government, Innere Sicherheit, Militärpolitik, Political aspects, National security, united states, Presidents, united states, Secrecy (law), United states, military policy, United states, politics and government, 1945-1989, United states, politics and government, 1989-Places
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20th century, 21st century, 1989-, 1945-1989Showing 5 featured editions. View all 5 editions?
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Bomb power: the modern presidency and the national security state
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Table of Contents
Introduction: War in peace
The making of bomb power
Fatal miracle
Atomic politics
The care and keeping of the bomb
The national security state
Beginnings (1945-1946)
Annus mirabilis (1947)
Completing the apparatus
Presidential wars
Korea
Permanent emergency
Information power
Secrecy as embarrassment cover
Secrecy as Congress deceiver
Secrecy as policy distorter
Secrecy as crime concealer
Executive usurpations
"War power"
Challenging secrecy
Unitary executive
American monarch.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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