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OverviewRevealing what it was like to be Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission during the Richard Nixon presidency, Nobel Laureate Glenn T. Seaborg draws from his diary, enabling the reader to be a fly on the wall during meetings with Nixon, Henry Kissinger and other key policymakers. During the Nixon period, the debate over how to deal with the Soviets on nuclear issues and arms control remained central. On the domestic scene, efforts to promote and regulate the growth of a nuclear power industry were complicated by a rising tide of environmental protest. Dr. Seaborg describes how the Atomic Energy Commission, shorn of much of the political immunity of its early years, sought to maintain its programmes and ultimately its very existence, while besieged by competing pressures from the White House, other government agencies, anti-nuclear activists, industry, state governments and Congress. Full Product DetailsAuthor: G. Seaborg , B. LoebPublisher: Palgrave USA Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.521kg ISBN: 9780312078997ISBN 10: 0312078994 Pages: 268 Publication Date: 15 June 1993 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword - Acknowledgements - Prologue: Brief Encounters - PART I EXPLOSIONS - The Perils of Plowshare - Testing the ABM Warhead - PART II ARMS CONTROL - The Nonproliferation Treaty - SALT - The Advice of Scientists - PART III FUROR OVER RADIATION STANDARDS - Monticello - The Environmental Onslaught - Challenges from Within - Lowering the Limits - PART IV RISE AND FALL OF THE BREEDER - Getting off the Ground - Issues Along the Way - Crash Landing - PART V ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS - A Matter of Justice - The End of the Road - Epilogue - Appendix A: AEC Commissioners During Chairmanship of Glenn T. Seaborg - Appendix B: AEC Organization Chart at End of 1971 - List of Works Cited - IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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