Beyond Deterrence: The Political Economy Of Nuclear Weapons

by Frank L. Gertcher

A chauvinistic, hawkseye view of the East-West nuclear arms race that views the Soviets as villains, the US and NATO as heroes, and devotes less than a page to considerations of glasnost and perestroika . Both of the authors have long associations with the US Air Force Academy, and it shows. (RC) Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

362 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

My wife Linda and I travel the world doing research for my books. Our home is in the lovely Shell Point Retirement Community near Fort Myers, Florida. I was born in Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana. For many years, my father and I fished and trapped on the Wabash River for a major portion of our family income. My teenage years were spent on a farm in Sullivan County. As an adult, my degrees include a BS in Electrical Engineering, an MS in Engineering Management, an MBA and a PhD in Economics. I served 23 years in the U.S. Air Force. I had another 22-year career as a scientist and engineer, building weapon systems for the Department of Defense. My publications include six books and a number of papers in scientific journals. I traveled to and lived in many places around the world, but I am still a Hoosier at heart.