Arms Control During the Pre-Nuclear Era : The United States and Naval Limitation Between the Two World Wars

Examines American national arms control, reappraising the theories and practices. Analyzes the first extended efforts to limit arms in the history of the United States, looking specifically at the Washington conference of 1921-1922, along with the London Naval conferences of 1930 and 1935-1936. CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION I. THE STRATEGIC SETTING II. THE DOMESTIC POLITICS OF NAVAL LIMITATION III. THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE OF 1921-1922 IV. CONFOUNDED EXPECTATIONS V. THE LONDON NAVAL CONFERENCE OF 1930 VI. CONFOUNDED EXPECTATIONS AGAIN VII. THE LONDON NAVAL CONFERENCE OF 1935-1936 AND ITS AFTERMATH VIII. CONCLUSION APPENDIXES NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX