Military, Scientific, and Technological
This thoroughly researched and always interesting book not only adds intriguing detail to the interplay between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s and gives due recognition to the role of Margaret Thatcher and British intelligence; it also breaks new ground by getting inside the dark and obsessive parts of the Soviet military machine.
These two books are distinct but complementary accounts of the months following the March 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, when the optimists saw their hopes for a new democracy dashed by violence and chaos.
In a field dominated by apocalyptic warnings, Mueller speaks up for complacency.
This book is valuable as a short guide to all activities that could possibly come under the heading "arms control."
