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Planning Armageddon - Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces, 1945-1964 (Hardcover)
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Planning Armageddon - Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces, 1945-1964 (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
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The procedures and plans governing the use of Britain's nuclear
weapons are fundamental to our understanding of British defence
policy. Throughout the Cold War, questions relating to when, where
and how British nuclear weapons would ever be used remained hidden
from public scrutiny. In addressing these questions, this volume
provides a detailed account of Britain's command, control,
communications and intelligence infrastructure. A central theme of
the book is the British-American atomic relationship and its
implications for NATO strategy. Based on the recollections of
officials and military officers in both Britain and the USA, and
employing declassified government documents, the work presents a
systematic analysis of British involvement in nuclear planning from
Hiroshima to the development of Polaris. At the same time, it
provides an examination of the operational weaknesses of the
British nuclear deterrent and the potential hazards presented by
unwarranted secrecy.
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