From Library Journal
Smith was involved in how we should cope with our nuclear arsenal for over 40 years, most importantly as director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and chief U.S. delegate to the SALT negotiations under President Nixon. In many respects, Smith's career reflects the evolution of American thought vis-a-vis nuclear weapons. First coming to grips with the reality of maintaining a nuclear arsenal during the 1950s, Smith and the administrations he served slowly recognized that we needed to get beyond disarmament to stopping proliferation. The author shares his firsthand experience with readers, and through him we gain a greater appreciation of the difficulties the various administrations faced as they struggled to control and reduce our dependence on them. For anyone interested in a short but highly readable account of our disarmament efforts, Smith's book is a good place to start. Recommended for all collections.?Edward Goedeken, Iowa State Univ. Lib., Ames
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Book Description
The author shares his firsthand experience with readers....For anyone interested in a short but highly readable account of our disarmament efforts, Smith's book is a good place to start. --Library Journal
