A. Einstein-Szilard Letter to President Roosevelt (proposal to build an atomic bomb), August 2, 1939

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword vii
3. Preface ix
4. Contents xiii
5. I. Urgent Appeals, 1939-1952: The Advent of Nuclear Weapons
6. 1. ''A Closely Knit Group of People" The Decision to Build the Atomic Bomb 3
7. 2. "No Acceptable Alternative" The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb 17
8. 3. "Necessarily an Evil Thing" The Debate over the H-Bomb 34
9. 4. ''A Point of No Return'' The Opportunity for a Nuclear "Standstill" 49
10. II. Fragile Hopes, 1953-1960: The Impetus toward Arms Control
11. 5. "Racing toward Catastrophe" Atoms for Peace and War 69
12. 6. "An Age of Danger" From the Killian Report to Sputnik 82
13. 7. "A Vested Interest in This Field" The President's Science Advisory Committee and the Test Ban 101
14. III. Guarded Futures, 1961-1988: The Perils and Pro111ises of New Technology
15. 8. "Where a Fresh Start Is Badly Needed" Politics and Science in the Kennedy Administration 127
16. 9. ''A Nation Cannot Be Built with Gadgets'' Johnson, Hornig, and the Vietnam War 146
17. 10. "No Longer as Adviser but as Citizen" The Crisis of Science Advising under Nixon and Ford 165
18. 11. "We Want You to Know of Our Judgment" Science and Conflict in the Carter Administration 184
19. 12. "The President Doesn~t Care about Wavelengths" The Reagan Revolution and the Origins of SDI 199
20. Conclusion. Speaking the Truth to Power. The Future of Presidential Science Advising 217
21. Appendixes
22. A. Einstein-Szilard Letter to President Roosevelt (proposal to build an atomic bomb), August 2, 1939 229
23. B. Fermi-Rabi Letter to the AEC: "An Opinion on the Development of the 'Super'" (written to oppose the hydrogen bomb), October 30, 1949 231
24. C. The Golden Report: "Mobilization of Science for War" (report on the president's science adviser), December 18, 1950 233
25. D. The Disarmament Panel's Proposal for a Nuclear "Standstill": "The Timing of the Thermonuclear Test" (excerpts), Fall1952 235
26. E. The Teapot Report on ICBMs: "Recommendations of the Committee on Strategic Missiles," February 10, 1954 239
27. F. Killian's Charter for PSAC, December 1957 241
28. G.Ruina-Gell-Mann Paper: "Ballistic Missile Defence and the Arms Race" (argument against the ABM), December 1965 243
29. H. Rathjens-Ruina Memorandum to Henry Kissinger: "A Moratorium on the Testing of Multiple Warheads" (proposal for a MIRV ban), June 2, 1969 247
30. I. Garwin Letter to President Carter (defense of a comprehensive test ban), August 15, 1978 250
31. J. The "Insert": President Reagan's Announcement of SDI, March 23, 1983 253
32. K. Members of SAC/ODM and PSAC, 1951-73 256
33. Notes 263
34. Bibliography 341
35. Index 351