The Last Battle of the Cold War An Inside Account of Negotiating the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

Providing a first-hand account of the bureaucratic and public struggles leading to the Intermediate Nuclear Forces treaty, Glitman focuses on debates among American negotiators, Europeans, and Soviets. This is an important look at policy making and negotiations all the more relevant in an age of proliferation.

Ambassador Maynard W. Glitman is a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO and was Chief U.S. Negotiator for the INF Treaty.

Part I * Setting the Table * Soviet INF: NATO and the United States Mobilize to Counter the Threat * NATO Faces the Soviet Challenge * Taking the First Steps * The End of the Beginning * Life after “The Walk in the Woods:” The Talks Break Down * Part II * Picking Up the Pieces: A New Beginning * Peace Movements * Breaking the Back of the Biggest Problems * Shorter-Range INF:  Sealing off the Potential for Circumventing the Treaty * Part III * Undertakings: The Story of a Word  * Verification: Making Trust Acceptable * Moving to the Hill:  Ratification *  Upsides and Downsides Part I * Setting the Table * Soviet INF: NATO and the United States Mobilize to Counter the Threat * NATO Faces the Soviet Challenge * Taking the First Steps * The End of the Beginning * Life after “The Walk in the Woods:” The Talks Break Down * Part II * Picking Up the Pieces: A New Beginning * Peace Movements * Breaking the Back of the Biggest Problems * Shorter-Range INF: Sealing off the Potential for Circumventing the Treaty * Part III * Undertakings: The Story of a Word * Verification: Making Trust Acceptable * Moving to the Hill: Ratification * Upsides and Downsides