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James E. Webb and the Grand Strategy of the Moon Landing: A Political, Administrative, and Contextual AnalysisCharlotte Waldman - The man who powered NASA through the Apollo Era had no background in science or engineering. Rather, NASA achieved one of history’s most thrilling tasks on an ambitious timeline in turbulent political conditions precisely because NASA Administrator James E. Webb... Keep Reading »
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Scientific Federal Agencies & the United States Negotiation for the Limited Test Ban Treaty, 1962-1963Helen Thompson - In October of 1962, the United States and Soviet Union’s arms race in ballistic missiles escalated to an unnerving confrontation that lasted thirteen days, while both world leaders waited on opposite sides of the world for the other to say the word and start... Keep Reading »
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The China Dilemma: A Study of the Ideological Roots of U.S. Foreign Policy Towards China During the Cold WarAustin Krug - This paper investigates the influence of U.S. foreign policymakers' perceptions towards China on policy formulation during the Cold War. The influence of perceptions, especially perceptions surrounding the ideology of combatant states, is especially controversial when... Keep Reading »
Theories of Nuclear Proliferation: Why Do States Seek Nuclear Weapons?David A. Smith - Nuclear weapons are the most powerful and destructive weapons held in the aresenals of any modern states. Since the creation of the nuclear bomb, many have feared that a nuclear war could lead to the end of life on earth as we currently know it. The Treaty on the Non... Keep Reading »
Détente Studies in Cold War International History: Questions (Un)Marked?Jittipat Poonkham - Détente is generally understood as a relaxation of international tension. However, there are many conceptions and characteristics of détente: superpower détente (such as ‘Nixinger's, Leonid Brezhnev's or Mao Zedong/ Zhou Enlai's dé... Keep Reading »
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