Pearson and Canada's Role in Nuclear Disarmament and Arms Control Negotiations, 1945-1957.
Title:
Pearson and Canada's Role in Nuclear Disarmament and Arms Control Negotiations, 1945-1957.
Author:
Levitt, Joseph.
ISBN:
9780773563377
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (342 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Strategic Setting -- 2 Pearson on the Superpower Confrontation -- 3 Canada and the Baruch Plan, 1945-46 -- 4 The Propaganda Wars: Defending the Baruch Plan, 1947-49 -- 5 The Erosion of the Majority Plan, 1950-53 -- 6 Narrowing the Gap between East and West, 1954-55 -- 7 Working to Maintain Franco-American Harmony, 1955-56 -- 8 Final Negotiations 1956-57: The Nuclear Test Ban and Aerial Inspection -- 9 Conclusion -- Appendix: Key Actors and Meetings -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
Lester Pearson was Minister for External Affairs between 1948 and 1957. During this time Canada was a member of two successive United Nations commissions on eliminating or controlling nuclear arms with the United States and the Soviet Union as the main negotiators. The goal of these discussions was to reach an agreement on general principles that reflected the strategic needs of each side, rather than on the technical details necessary for a treaty. While the United States and the Soviet Union played the largest role in the negotiations, two other major powers, Britain and France, allies of the Americans, were also at the bargaining table. Canada was the only middle power to participate in all negotiations.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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