The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump

by William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina

Book Overview

The President has the power to end the world in minutes. Right now, no one can stop him.

Since the Truman administration, America has been one "push of a button" away from nuclear war--a decision that rests solely in the hands of the President. Without waiting for approval from Congress or even the Secretary of Defense, the President can unleash America's entire nuclear arsenal.

Almost every governmental process is subject to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1948836998
• ISBN13: 9781948836999
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Benbella Books
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"