Former secretary of the Air Force to speak at Bradbury

Former secretary of the Air Force to speak at Bradbury

(EXCERPT) Monitor Staff Report

Former Secretary of the Air Force Thomas C. Reed will present a talk
at Bradbury Science Museum at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Reed will discuss his new book, "At the Abyss: an Insiders History of
the Cold War." Following the talk, Reed will be at Otowi Station
Bookstore to sign copies of his book and answer questions.

In "At the Abyss," Reed provides a comprehensive history of the
near-deadly power plays, political paranoia and unchecked nuclear
one-upmanship that defined the second half of the twentieth century.

Reed was a prominent player throughout the Cold War - as a former
Secretary of the Air Force, as a Director of the National
Reconnaissance office, and as a Special Assistant to President Reagan
for National Security Policy - and is one of the few living Americans
to have witnessed the detonation of a thermonuclear device.

This perspective allows Reed to explore from a unique vantage...

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