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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Jones, Matthew (1966-....)
Titre(s) : The official history of the UK strategic nuclear deterrent [Texte imprimé]
Publication : London ; New York, NY : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2017
Description matérielle : 2 volumes (xix-547, xxi-559 p.) ; 25 cm
Collection : Whitehall histories. Government official history series, ISSN 1474-8398
Lien à la collection : Government official history series
Comprend : Volume I, From the V-bomber era to the arrival of Polaris, 1945-1964 ; Volume II,
The Labour government and the Polaris programme, 1964-1970
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr. Index
"Volume I of The Official History of the UK Strategic Nuclear Deterrent provides an
authoritative and in-depth examination of the British government's strategic nuclear
policy from 1945 to 1964. Written with full access to the UK documentary record, this
volume examines how British governments after 1945 tried to build and then maintain
an independent, nationally controlled strategic nuclear capability, and the debates
this provoked in official circles. Against a background of evolving British ideas
about deterrence during the Cold War, it focuses on the strategic, political and diplomatic
considerations that compelled governments, in the face of ever-increasing pressures
on the defence budget, to persist in their efforts to develop nuclear weapons and
to deploy a credible nuclear force, as the age of the manned bomber gave way to the
ballistic missile. Particular attention is given to controversies over the portion
of the defence budget devoted to the deterrent programme, the effects of the restoration
of Anglo-American nuclear collaboration after 1958, increasing reliance on the United
States for nuclear delivery systems, the negotiations that led to the Nassau Agreement
of 1962 and the supply of Polaris, and discussions within the Western Alliance over
the control of nuclear forces. By the time of the October 1964 election, when this
volume concludes, previous dismissal of the prospects for successful ballistic missile
defence were giving way to growing doubts over the long-term effectiveness of the
Polaris system in its role as an independent deterrent, several years before it was
due to enter service with the Royal Navy. Volume II of The Official History of the
UK Strategic Nuclear Deterrent provides an authoritative and in-depth examination
of the British government's strategic nuclear policy from 1964 to 1970. "--Back cover
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Official history of the United Kingdom strategic nuclear
deterrent
Sujet(s) : Politique nucléaire -- Grande-Bretagne -- 1945-1970
Indice(s) Dewey :
355.021 70941 (23e éd.) = Guerre nucléaire - Îles Britanniques
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781138674936 (hardback) (v. 1). - ISBN 9781138292062 (hardback) (v. 2)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47268245g
Notice n° :
FRBNF47268245
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