War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Interview with Jerome Wiesner, 1986 [1]

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Title:
War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Interview with Jerome Wiesner, 1986 [1]
Description:
Jerome Wiesner was a Science Advisor to Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson and an arms control advocate. In the interview he discusses the U.S. and Soviet development of ballistic missiles, including the Air Force's early reluctance to emphasize missiles over bombers. He comments on studies from the 1950s of U.S. vulnerability to Soviet bomber attacks, notably Gen. Curtis LeMay's reactions, and he describes the discovery that despite official U.S. policy, the Air Force was maintaining a first strike capability. He also discusses Eisenhower and Kennedy's views on nuclear weapons, general concerns about the growing arms race, and the role of the science advisors as advocates for curtailing the nuclear competition under Eisenhower.
Author:
Wiesner, Jerome B. (Jerome Bert), 1915-1994
Date:
March 27, 1986
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
WGBH > War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
Subjects:
Global Affairs
Military Forces and Armaments
Edicia Sputnik
United States. Air Force
United States. Air Force. Strategic Air Command
United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Korean War, 1950-1953
World War II
Nuclear weapons
Intercontinental ballistic missiles
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
United States
Soviet Union
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
LeMay, Curtis E.
Sprague, Robert C. (Robert Chapman), 1900-
Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Extent:
00:37:57
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-862b853k9w
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Publisher:
WGBH Educational Foundation