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The official history of the UK strategic nuclear deterrent. Volume 1 From the V-bomber era to the arrival of Polaris, 1945-1964

Author: Matthew Jones
Publisher: London New York Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group 2017
Series: Whitehall histories: government official history series
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Genre/Form: History
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Matthew Jones
ISBN: 9781138674936 1138674931 9781315192543 1315192543
OCLC Number: 1005663721
Description: xix, 547 Seiten
Contents: Preface1. The making of a deterrent force, August 1945-November 19572. The rise of ballistic missile defence3. In the shadow of Sputnik: The nuclear sufficiency debate and the restoration of Anglo-American nuclear collaboration, March 1957-February 19594. Breaking the impasse? Polaris and deterrent policy, February 1959-March 19605. The future nuclear programme and the cancellation of Blue Streak, December 1959-April 19606. Skybolt, Polaris and the control of Western nuclear forces, March 1960-May 19617. An arms race intensifies: ABM defence, nuclear testing, and the criteria of deterrence, January 1961-January 19628. Revising the criteria, January-May 19629. The prelude to Nassau, June-December 196210. Securing Polaris: The Nassau negotiations, December 1962 - January 196311. The path to the Polaris Sales Agreement, January - April 196312. The origins of a Polaris improvement programme: HR 169 and the emergence of the Moscow ABM system13. The MLF, the size of the Polaris force, and the approach of the general election, May 1963 - October 1964
Series Title: Whitehall histories: government official history series
Responsibility: Matthew Jones

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