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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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