My Journey at the Nuclear Brink
In: Stanford Security Studies
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword by George P. Shultz -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Nuclear Nightmare -- 2. A Fire in the Sky -- 3. The Rise of the Soviet Missile Threat and the Race for Data to Understand It -- 4. An Original Silicon Valley Entrepreneur and the Advance of Spy Technology -- 5. A Call to Serve -- 6. Implementing the Offset Strategy and the Emergence of Stealth Technology -- 7. Buildup of the US Nuclear Force -- 8. Nuclear Alerts, Arms Control, and Missed Opportunities in Nonproliferation -- 9. The Undersecretary as a Diplomat -- 10. Back in Civilian Life: The Cold War Ends, but the Nuclear Journey Continues -- 11. A Return to Washington: The New Challenge of "Loose Nukes" and the Lurching Reform of Defense Acquisition -- 12. I Become Secretary of Defense -- 13. Dismantling Nuclear Weapons and Building the Legacy of Nunn-Lugar -- 14. The Crisis with North Korea: Containing an Emerging Nuclear State -- 15. Ratifying Start II and Battling over the Test Ban Treaty -- 16. NATO, Peacekeeping in Bosnia, and the Rise of Security Ties with Russia -- 17. The "Immaculate Invasion" of Haiti and Forging Ties for Western Hemispheric Security -- 18. The "Iron Logic" between Military Capability and Quality of Life -- 19. A Farewell to Arms -- 20. The Fall of Security Ties with Russia -- 21. Seeking Common Ground with China, India, Pakistan, and Iran -- 22. The North Korean Policy Review: Triumph and Tragedy -- 23. Fiasco in Iraq: Then and Now -- 24. The Nuclear Security Project: Former "Cold Warriors" Offer a New Vision -- 25. A Way Forward: Hope for a World without Nuclear Weapons -- Notes -- Index.
