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
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And the interviews that are underlying factor of the base of this project and how it worked. I thank you for that. I turn the mic over to you. Thank you very much, i am honored to be moderating this panel here with for dear friends and valued colleagues. There is a concern a foot that as a moderator i might let it go to my head and try to interject myself too much, so i will be sitting down there while they make their presentations. And then i will come back up here during the question time. You have the detailed bias of our speakers, so i wont repeat them, but a few highlights. First here is professor richard h. Immerman, his bio says he retired from temple university, but he does not know the meaning of the word retired. We are Close Friends and collaborators and her historical advisors. Hes very active as a scholar and a mentor. Next to him is professor melvyn p. Leffler of the university of virginia, a titan in the field of diplomatic history. I read his book as an undergrad, as a