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Planning Armageddon - Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces, 1945-1964 (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,054
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Planning Armageddon - Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces, 1945-1964 (Hardcover): Len Scott,...

Planning Armageddon - Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces, 1945-1964 (Hardcover)

Len Scott, Stephen Robert Twigge, Stephen Twigge

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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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Release date: March 2000
First published: 2000
Authors: Len Scott • Stephen Robert Twigge • Stephen Twigge
Dimensions: 229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 978-90-5823-006-5
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > Nuclear weapons
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
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LSN: 90-5823-006-6
Barcode: 9789058230065

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