Regardless of the musical and aesthetic implications that the "Pastoral" Symphony raises with respect to the program music a key issue for debate over the rest of the century it unquestionably offers eloquent testimony to the importance and power of nature in Beethoven's life.
Getting it Right draws on a wealth of official documents, congressional testimony and other materials to demonstrate the abiding requirement in the 21st Century for an American nuclear deterrent that is reliable, credible, and effective - especially so in the face of present dangers and emerging threats to the United States and its allies.