Unarmed forces : the transnational movement to end the Cold War / Matthew Evangelista.

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2002.

ix, 406 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

"First published 1999 by Cornell University Press. First printing, Cornell Paperbacks 2002".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I: Transnational relations and the Cold War. Taming the bear -- Structure, opportunity, and change -- pt. II: The Krushchev era. The birth of transnationalism -- "A battle on two fronts" : Krushchev's test ban -- "Why keep such an army?" : Krushchev's troop reductions -- "Hitting a fly in outer space" : Krushchev and missile defenses -- pt. III: The Brezhnev era. Success, stagnation, and revival -- "Nothing more to talk about" : nuclear testing under Brezhnev -- "A train without a locomotive" : Brezhnev's army -- "Not a fool" : Brezhnev and the ABM Treaty -- The "reckless Star Wars scheme" : a new challenge -- pt. IV: The Gorbachev era. Transnational renaissance -- "Silence reigned on our nuclear test ranges" : Gorbachev and the moratorium -- "We are not floating above reality" : Gorbachev's revolution in European security policy -- "If there were no nuclear missiles" : Gorbachev's answer to Star Wars -- pt. V: The post-Soviet era. The paradox of state strength -- Power, persuasion, and norms.