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This volume is a collection of 36 of Ambassador Smith's articles and speeches arranged in chronological order in the sequence he wrote or delivered them. His aim has been the realization of an understanding on arms control, not demonstrations that no agreement is possible. In this quest of arms agreements, Ambassador Smith has been untiring.
As a 37-year old assistant to an Atomic Energy Commissioner in 1951, at the outset of a public career already spanning four decades, Gerard Smith journeyed to Eniwetok to witness an atmospheric nuclear test. He later characterized the experience as 'having a look at Hell.' He has dedicated his career to the cause of enhancing understanding of the risks posed by nuclear weapons and to seeking practical, non-utopian measures to limit these risks. In this volume an extraordinary group of similarly committed men reflect upon their joint endeavors to foster nuclear understanding and restraint. The contributors are uniformly conscious of the incompleteness of their task but united in their belief that the quest must continue. The historical insights and personal anecdotes that they record bear compelling witness to the intelligence, integrity, moral gravity and steadfastness of Gerard Smith.
In this compelling memoir, Ambassador Gerard C. Amith recounts his four-decade involvement in issues of nuclear arms control. Smith served under seven presidents, from Truman to Carter, and was the chief negotiator for the first round of Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT) that resulted in the Anti-Ballastic Missile (ABM) treaty limiting offensive strategic weapons.
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"Based on unique access to the IAEA Archives in Vienna and numerous interviews with leading diplomats and scientists, this book provides the first comprehensive, empirically grounded, and independent study on the history of the International Atomic Energy Agency"--