Independence and Deterrence , commissioned by the United Kingdom
Atomic Energy Authority, continues the story of Britain's atomic
project begun in Britain and Atomic Energy 1939-1945 , and covers
the years from 1945 to the first British bomb test at the end of
1952. Volume 1 studies policy making at the highest levels - the
strategic, political and international considerations, the
administrative and constitutional machinery. It shows how and why
Britain decided to make atomic bombs and follows traumatic
negotiations for Anglo-American atomic collaboration and their
effect on Britain's relations with Europe and the Commonwealth.
There is important material on Anglo-Canadian affairs. The book
sheds new light on Britain's rights to consultation on any American
use of atmoic bombs. Volume 2 studies the execution of the project.
It analyses the cost of the project in money and manpower, the
problems of health and safety, secrecy and security, the
relationship between government and private industry. Above all it
gives a 'nuts and bolts' description of the work of the scientists
and engineers in carrying out - with great success - a complex
technological project operating on the furthest frontiers of
knowledge, which culminated in making and testing the Mark I
weapon. There is an illuminating chapter on the origins of
Britian's nuclear power programme and her choice of reactor. These
chapters emphasise not only ecomomic, managerial and technological
aspects, but also the great influence of personalities. This is the
first peacetime official history to be authorised for publication.
It has been written with free access to official documents and very
little has been modified or omitted on public interest grounds.
Most of the material is completely new. Ronald Clark wrote of
Britain and Atomic Energy , '[Mrs Gowning] has been able to let
cats out of bags by the litterful'. This is even more true of
Independence and Deterrence.
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