Paul Bracken: “The untold story of a 1984 Montana retreat that shaped US nuclear policy for decades”

Professor Emeritus of Management and Political Science Paul Bracken recommended an article on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 

“The untold story of a 1984 Montana retreat that shaped US nuclear policy for decades.”

Abstract:

The meeting in Big Sky was a pivotal moment, as yet largely untold, that happened at a critical juncture in the Cold War. The intellectual debates and personal dynamics that unfolded in Big Sky defined the nuclear policy discussions of the 1980s and shaped the agreements that would help end the Cold War. The meeting also highlighted the enduring dilemmas that continue to confront contemporary efforts at nuclear risk reduction and arms control.