Euromissiles: The Nuclear Weapons That Nearly Destroyed NATO Colbourn Susan
Euromissiles: The Nuclear Weapons That Nearly Destroyed NATO Colbourn Susan In Euromissiles, Susan Colbourn tells the story of the height of nuclear crisis and the remarkable waning of the fear that…
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Euromissiles: The Nuclear Weapons That Nearly Destroyed NATO Colbourn Susan
In Euromissiles, Susan Colbourn tells the story of the height of nuclear crisis and the remarkable waning of the fear that gripped the globe.In the Cold War conflict that pitted nuclear superpowers against one another, Europe was the principal battleground. Euromissiles--intermediate-range nuclear weapons to be used exclusively in the regional theater of war--highlighted how the peoples of Europe were dangerously placed between hammer and anvil. Washington and Moscow had troops on the ground and missiles in the fields of their respective allies, the NATO nations and the states of the Warsaw Pact.
Colbourn highlights the weakness of the alliance seen by many as the most effective bulwark against That made European leaders uncomfortable and pushed fearful masses into the streets demanding peace in their time.At the center of the story is NATO.