| Foreword |
| Preface |
| Sources and Acknowledgments |
| Prologue: Negotiations Pre-Kennedy / Part 1： |
| From Bravo to the Conference of Experts / 1： |
| The U.S. on the Defensive |
| More Modest Approaches |
| New Test Ban Proposals: Official and Unofficial |
| Toward Technical Discussions |
| The Conference of Experts |
| Test Ban Negotiations Begin / 2： |
| Early Days of the Geneva Conference |
| Technical Challenges |
| High-Altitude Detection |
| Impasse over Technical Data |
| Agreement Almost Reached |
| Reversal |
| Downward Spiral / Part 2： |
| In Search of a Policy / 3： |
| First Meetings with the President |
| Opposing Views |
| Were the Soviets Cheating? |
| War in My Head |
| McCloy's Review |
| The Principals Endorse Concessions |
| The President Takes a Hand |
| A White House Luncheon |
| On Decision Making |
| Off to Geneva |
| A Bad Start at Geneva / 4： |
| Enter the Troika |
| Western Concessions Introduced |
| The West Tables a Complete Treaty |
| A New Atmosphere in Geneva |
| Internal Debate, External Challenge / 5： |
| Differing Views |
| Weighing the Options |
| Confrontation in Vienna |
| Preparing--While Seeming Not To |
| Teetering on the Brink |
| The Panofsky Panel |
| The Gauntlet Thrown |
| Reluctant Militancy / Part 3： |
| Over the Brink / 6： |
| Meetings, Meetings |
| A New Western Proposal |
| The President Decides |
| A Bad Start |
| A Drift Toward Atmospheric Testing Begins |
| Organization and Disarmament Initiatives / 7： |
| An Agency is Born |
| A Plan for General and Complete Disarmament |
| The President at the UN |
| A Statement of Agreed Principles |
| Toward Atmospheric Testing / 8： |
| A New Policy Position |
| I "Meet the Press" |
| Negotiations with the British |
| And with the French |
| Decision Delayed |
| British Interventions |
| The AEC Takes a Stand |
| The Decision to Prepare in the Open |
| Test Plans and a Summit / 9： |
| The Committee on Atmospheric Testing |
| Quest for Christmas Island |
| A Sober Reevaluation |
| The Geneva Conference's Last Gasp |
| An Aside on Public Opinion |
| The Test Committee's Program |
| Preparations for the Bermuda Summit |
| Dialogue at the Summit |
| The Decision To Test in the Atmosphere / 10： |
| New Uncertainties |
| Various Views |
| Summit Correspondence |
| Decision to Test, with an Escape Clause |
| Geneva Revisited / 11： |
| Preparing the U.S. Position |
| A New Low at Geneva |
| Technical Reevaluation |
| The Eight-Nation Memorandum |
| Operation Dominic / 12： |
| Overview |
| Some Public Reactions |
| Electrons on High |
| Final Tests |
| Evaluation |
| A Turning / Part 4： |
| Auguries of Change / 13： |
| Weakening of the U.S. Position |
| Four Significant Meetings |
| New Western Proposals |
| The Missile Crisis and Its Aftermath / 14： |
| The Course of the Crisis |
| Reactions to the Settlement |
| Enter the Black Boxes |
| How Many Inspections? A Misunderstanding |
| An Anniversary: "Happy Relationships" |
| Unproductive Talks |
| "My Hopes Are Somewhat Dimmed" / 15： |
| Those Opposed |
| Further Changes in the U.S. Position |
| Continued Deadlock in Geneva |
| Plans for Further U.S. Atmospheric Tests |
| The Proliferation Connection |
| My Effort to Save the Plowshare Program |
| Where is the Genie? |
| The Tide Begins To Turn / 16： |
| My Journey to the Soviet Union |
| The Hot Line |
| A New Western Initiative |
| Further Moves by the President |
| The Speech: Its Genesis |
| The Speech: Its Content |
| The Speech: Its Reception |
| Preparation for a Mission / 17： |
| Dissension within the Administration |
| The President Abroad |
| Toward a Limited Treaty |
| Instructing Harriman |
| Uncertainty |
| "A Shaft of Light" / Part 5： |
| Twelve Days in Moscow / 18： |
| Arrival |
| A Good Beginning |
| Requiem for the Comprehensive |
| Gromyko's Aggressive Pursuit of a Nonaggression Pact |
| A Trade: Peaceful Uses for Withdrawal |
| Accession |
| Khrushchev: "Up Close and Personal" |
| "The Great Man of the Meeting" |
| Ceremonies and Reactions / 19： |
| Terms of the Treaty |
| Initialing |
| First Reactions |
| Giving the Senate a Role |
| The Delegation |
| "A Glorious Day" |
| The Senate Consents / 20： |
| Presidential Efforts |
| The Hearings Overall |
| Rusk and McNamara |
| My Testimony: Could Plowshare Survive? |
| The Joint Chiefs and the Four Safeguards |
| Edward Teller and Other Scientists |
| Reservations Proposed |
| Political Aspects |
| The Stennis Committee |
| Conflicting Committee Reports |
| Floor Debate |
| Consent |
| Epilogue / Part 6： |
| A Reckoning / 21： |
| Four Minutes to Midnight |
| Hopes Fulfilled and Unfulfilled |
| Still Needed: A Comprehensive Test Ban / 22： |
| Partial Steps |
| Recent Efforts: Near Agreement Once Again |
| A Look Back: If Kennedy and Khrushchev Had Survived |
| Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water / Appendix： |
| Notes |
| Index |
| Foreword |
| Preface |
| Sources and Acknowledgments |
| Prologue: Negotiations Pre-Kennedy / Part 1： |
| From Bravo to the Conference of Experts / 1： |
| The U.S. on the Defensive |
