American policy on nuclear war. Good evening. Im tony clark from the carter president ial library. Im really glad that you all are here tonight. I was excited to get our author tonight because with his topic, the bomb, because it brought back memories for me. Back when i was a high school, i was a debater. One of the years the topic was about Nuclear Weapons, and we also read herman khans unthermal nuclear war. It was a big deal at the time. And so now to go back and listen to what has happened to Nuclear Weapons from truman to trump is, is really, really remarkable. Our author grew up in the midwest in kansas, went to Oberlin College thinking he was going to be a lut major lit major, but watergate changed him to political science. And then he went on to graduate school at mit, and it was International Relations and Nuclear Strategy. Then he moved to washington as a defense policy adviser for the house of representatives. But, you know, government work being what it is, he decided that
So now, to go back and listen to what has happened to weapons from truman to trump is really remarkable. All from the midwest and college thinking he would be a literature major but watergate changed him to Political Science and then he went on to graduate school at mit and it was International Relations and nuclear strategy. Then he moved to washington with the house of representatives house policy advisor but you know government work, he decided that wasnt for him so then he left and wrote the widely acclaimed book of armageddon. And t then spent time at the boston globe because they were looking for experts inn defense he stayed there 20 years as bureau chief in moscow, bureau chief in new york city. And by the end of 2002 started writing stories and has written for previous books before tonight what i am really excited to have is our guest fred kaplan and his book the bomb. [applause] thanks for coming out. Just said my first book was 1983 about the small group of defense intellect
Unthermal nuclear war. It was a big deal at the time. And so now to go back and listen to what has happened to Nuclear Weapons from truman to trump is, is really, really remarkable. Our author grew up in the midwest in kansas, went to Oberlin College thinking he was going to be a lut major lit major, but watergate changed him to political science. And then he went on to graduate school at mit, and it was International Relations and Nuclear Strategy. Then he moved to washington as a defense policy adviser for the house of representatives. But, you know, government work being what it is, he decided that wasnt for him. So after a couple of years he left and wrote his really widelyacclaimed book the wizards of armageddon an inside history of Nuclear Strategy. He then spent time, he joined the boston globe because they were looking for experts in defense and that sort of thing and stayed with the boston globe for 20 years. He was bureau chief in moscow, bureau chief in new york city. By the
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