The Resource Bomb power : the modern presidency and the national security state, Garry Wills
Bomb power : the modern presidency and the national security state, Garry Wills
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- Summary
- A groundbreaking examination of how the atomic bomb profoundly altered the nature of American democracy, and why we have been in a state of war alert ever since
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 278 p.
- 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
- Isbn
- 9781594202407
- Label
- Bomb power : the modern presidency and the national security state
- Title
- Bomb power
- Title remainder
- the modern presidency and the national security state
- Statement of responsibility
- Garry Wills
- Subject
-
- Executive power -- United States -- History
- National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- National security -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Atomic bomb -- Political aspects -- United States -- History
- Secrecy -- Political aspects -- United States -- History
- United States -- Military policy
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- Presidents -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A groundbreaking examination of how the atomic bomb profoundly altered the nature of American democracy, and why we have been in a state of war alert ever since
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1934-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wills, Garry
- Dewey number
- 355/.033073
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- UA23
- LC item number
- .W4596 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- National security
- National security
- Atomic bomb
- Presidents
- Presidents
- Executive power
- Secrecy
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Label
- Bomb power : the modern presidency and the national security state, Garry Wills
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-265) and index
- 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
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 278 p.
- Isbn
- 9781594202407
- Lccn
- 2009030182
- System control number
-
- ocn428731352
- (OCoLC)428731352
- Label
- Bomb power : the modern presidency and the national security state, Garry Wills
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-265) and index
- 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
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 278 p.
- Isbn
- 9781594202407
- Lccn
- 2009030182
- System control number
-
- ocn428731352
- (OCoLC)428731352
Subject
- Executive power -- United States -- History
- National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- National security -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Atomic bomb -- Political aspects -- United States -- History
- Secrecy -- Political aspects -- United States -- History
- United States -- Military policy
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- Presidents -- United States -- History -- 21st century
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