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Britain and Ballistic Missile Defence, 1942-2002 (Paperback)
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Britain and Ballistic Missile Defence, 1942-2002 (Paperback)
Series: Strategy and History
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Britain was the first country to come under sustained ballistic
missile attack, during 1944--45. Defence against ballistic missiles
has been a persistent, if highly variable, subject of political
policy and technical investigation ever since. The British Second
World War experience of trying to counter the V-2 attacks contained
many elements of subsequent responses to ballistic missile threats:
an uncertain intelligence picture; the establishment of an
early-warning system; a counter-force campaign to destroy rockets
on the ground; passive defence measures to ameliorate the effects
of missile strikes; and elaborate but untried active defences to
intercept missiles in flight. After the war, a reasonably accurate
picture of Soviet missile capabilities was not achieved until the
early 1960s, by which time the problem of early warning had largely
been solved. Early British efforts to develop active defences,
however, foundered because of the formidable technical challenges
and limited resources, but some defences were established by the
Americans and the Soviets. the country's own defences towards the
wider consequences of US and Soviet deployments. British concerns
centred around the implications of active defence for strategic
stability, the arms-control process and the credibility of the UK's
small nuclear deterrent. The British government had to respond
three times to American defence programmes, though each time its
worries were ultimately assuaged. Soviet defences around Moscow
were more problematic and resulted in a sophisticated and expensive
project -- Chevaline -- to overcome them. After the end of the Cold
War there was renewed interest in a limited active-defence
capability against Third World missile threats. A series of
technical and policy studies has yet to result in a procurement
decision, but looks increasingly likely in coming years. This
well-researched book is primarily aimed at students of post-war
British foreign and defence policies, but will also be of interest
to informed general readers.
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Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Strategy and History |
Release date: |
June 2017 |
Authors: |
Jeremy Stocker
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7146-8574-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Warfare & defence >
General
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LSN: |
0-7146-8574-7 |
Barcode: |
9780714685748 |
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