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The British Origins of Nuclear Strategy 1945-1955 (Hardcover)
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The British Origins of Nuclear Strategy 1945-1955 (Hardcover)
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Why did Britain decide in 1947 to build an atomic bomb? What
military plans were there for using it? This neglected dimension of
British nuclear policy is assessed in detail for the first time,
using confidential records - including those of the Chiefs of Staff
- which have become available for the entire post-war decade. The
emergence and evolution of British strategic ideas about nuclear
deterrence and targeting are documented and analysed by Ian Clark
and Nicholas J. Wheeler, who also argue that British thinking was
distinctive and made a much more substantial impact on nuclear
strategy than American accounts would suggest. They reveal that,
from a perspective unique to British circumstances and traditions,
British officials made a significant contribution to early thinking
about nuclear weapons. This study covers the early shift from a
'countervalue' to a damage limitation targeting posture, the
assessment of the Soviet threat, the impact of the Korean War, the
Global Strategy Paper of 1952, the decision to manufacture a
hydrogen weapon in 1954, and the inter-service rivalries in the
mid-1950s about the nature and size of the British strategic force.
As well as providing a survey of British thinking, it is unusual in
its focus on strategic comparisons between Britain and the United
States.
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