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On Her Majesty's Nuclear Service (Paperback)
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On Her Majesty's Nuclear Service (Paperback)
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Loot Price R400
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During the Cold War, nuclear submarines performed the greatest
public service of all: prevention of a third world war. History
shows that they succeeded; the Cold War ended peacefully, but for
security reasons, only now can this story be told. Eric Thompson is
a career nuclear submarine officer who served from the first days
of the Polaris missile boats until after the end of the Cold War.
He joined the Navy in the last days of Empire, made his first
sorties in World War II type submarines and ended up as the top
engineer in charge of the navy's nuclear power plants. Along the
way, he helped develop all manner of kit, from guided torpedoes to
the Trident ballistic missile system. In this vivid personal
account of his submarine operations, he reveals what it was like to
literally have your finger on the nuclear button. In his journey,
the author leads the reader through top-secret submarine patrols,
hush-hush scientific trials, underwater weapon developments, public
relations battles with nuclear protesters, arm-wrestling with
politicians and the changing roles of females and homosexuals in
the Navy. It is essentially a human story, rich in both drama and
comedy, like the Russian spy trawler that played dance music at
passing submarines. There was never a dull moment. Behind the
lighter moments was a deadly serious game. This, the inside story
of Britain's nuclear deterrent, reveals the secretive life of
submarines and the men who served on them; they kept their watch,
and by maintaining the threat of 'Mutually Assured Destruction'
helped keep Britain and the world safe.
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