Book Review: Obama and the Bomb: New START, Russia and the Politics of Post-Cold War Arms Control

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Author: Frank Leith Jones

| Reviewed by: Brennan Deveraux, US Army Strategist
 
A close examination of how nuclear arms control shaped military planning, diplomacy, and domestic politics during a pivotal moment in post–Cold War relations. This review explores how treaty negotiations became a test of trust, strategy, and civil-military engagement at the highest levels of US national security decision making.
 

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Keywords: arms control, nuclear weapons, New START, US–Russia relations, strategic cooperation, civil-military relations, two-level game