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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Stoddart, Kristan (1973-....)
Titre(s) : Facing down the Soviet Union [Texte imprimé] : Britain, the USA, NATO and nuclear weapons, 1976-1983 / by Kristan Stoddart
Publication : Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XII-323 p.) ; 23 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Facing Down the Soviet Union reveals for the first time the historic deliberations
regarding the Chevaline upgrade to Britain's Polaris force, the decisions to procure
the Trident C-4 and then D-5 system from the Americans in 1980 and 1982. It also details
the highly controversial decision to base Ground Launched Cruise Missiles in the UK
in 1983. Chevaline was one of the most expensive and technically difficult defence
projects the British had yet undertaken. It took much of its rationale from intelligence
assessments of Soviet anti-ballistic missiles which had planted doubts as to the effectiveness
of Polaris as the UK's strategic deterrent. The Polaris-Chevaline system remained
in service until it was gradually replaced with Trident in 1994. The first deal over
Trident (the C-4 decision in 1980) was informed by the Chevaline experience and the
penalties of a lack of commonality with the United States. The decision benefitted
from a comprehensive study known as the Duff-Mason Report which was the key background
document used by the Conservative government of Mrs. Thatcher in the purchase of C-4.
The decision to opt for the increased striking power of Trident II D-5 was also driven
by the penalties of time-limited commonality with the Americans. It remains operational
with both the Royal Navy and United States Navy"
Sujet(s) : Missiles balistiques lancés de sous-marins -- Grande-Bretagne -- 1970-....
Armes nucléaires -- Politique publique -- Grande-Bretagne -- 1970-....
Histoire militaire -- URSS -- 1970-....
Histoire militaire -- États-Unis -- 1970-....
Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord -- Grande-Bretagne -- 1970-....
Indice(s) Dewey :
355.021 70941 (23e éd.) = Guerre nucléaire - Îles Britanniques
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781137440310. - ISBN 1137440317. - ISBN 9781137440334 (erroné) (PDF ebook).
- ISBN 1137440333. - ISBN 9781137440334 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb465159738
Notice n° :
FRBNF46515973
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : 1. The British Labour Government and the Development of Chevaline, 1976-1979 ; 2.
The Callaghan Government and Polaris Replacement 1976-1979 : The Duff-Mason Report
; 3. Britain, the US and NATO LRTNF Modernisation, 1976-1979 ; 4. "Gone Bananas"
: The Conservative Government and Chevaline, 1979-1983 ; 5. Mrs. Thatcher and the
Trident C-4 Decision ; 6. Follow-on Negotiations for Trident C-4 ; 7. Mrs. Thatcher,
MISC 7 and the Trident II D-5 Decision ; 8. Creating the "Seamless Robe of Deterrence"
: Great Britain's Role in NATO's INF Debate ; Conclusion.
