Nixon’s Nuclear Ploy
By William Burr, Jeffrey Kimball, January 1, 2003
Richard Nixon thought a secret, worldwide nuclear alert would remain unknown to the American public, and he was right. But his strategy–to threaten the Soviets into helping bring an end to the Vietnam war–was unsuccessful. They may not even have noticed.
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Issue: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Volume 59 Issue 1
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William Burr
William Burr is a senior analyst at George Washington University's National Security Archive and the co-author of Nixon’s Nuclear Specter: The Secret Alert of 1969, Madman Diplomacy, and the Vietnam War. &...
Jeffrey Kimball
Jeffrey Kimball is a professor of history at Miami University and the co-author of Nixon’s Nuclear Specter: The Secret Alert of 1969, Madman Diplomacy, and the Vietnam War. ...
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