1869, Ep. 145 with Luke Griffith, author of Unraveling the Gray Area Problem

1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

Learn more about the book (and use promo code 09POD to save 30% off): https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501773068/unraveling-the-gray-area-problem Read the transcript: https://otter.ai/u/Ckmr71FCYKFkd5oDyV0oR2AV0v8?utm_source=copy_url In this episode, we speak with Luke Griffith, author of the new book Unraveling the Gray Area Problem: The United States and the INF Treaty. Luke Griffith is Professor of Government and History at New Mexico Junior College where he specializes in U.S. history, Western Civilization, and the American government. We spoke to Luke about his research on the US government’s role in the origins and the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty of December 1987; how President Reagan’s success in securing the agreement was made possible by earlier work in the Carter Administration; and, what has been the state of nuclear arms control after the U.S. withdrew from the Treaty in 2019.