Neither India nor Indonesia may yet be categorized as a super- power, rather, they are both developing countries within the total spectrum of nations in this single world. This reality can not be denied. However, even though neither of us are superpowers, both In- dia and Indonesia have definite roles to play in international relations. There can be no doubt that the roles of India and Indonesi…
The past few years have witnessed a number of remarkable developments in the field of nuclear arms control and non proliferation. The United States and the Soviet Union (now Russia) signed the START I and II agreements, which promised to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the two countries by two-thirds, to approximately 3,000 nuclear warheads each by the year 2003. President Bush's announcement on…
Contents: 1. The return of fear 2. Deathboats and lifeboats 3. Command versus spontaneity 4. The emergence of autonomy etc.
An overview of the nuclear era examines the confrontations, key decisions, and personalities involved with nuclear policy from the Roosevelt administration to Reagan's presidential terms.