Nuclear Illusion, Nuclear Reality : Britain, the United States and Nuclear Weapons, 1958-64
A study of the political, military and technical aspects of Britain's nuclear weapons programme under the Macmillan government, contrasting Britain's perceived political decline with its growth in technological mastery and military nuclear capability. Important reading for anyone intereste...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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London : Palgrave Macmillan Limited,
2010
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| Schlagworte: | Nuclear weapons United States-History Electronic books Großbritannien USA Kernwaffe Militärpolitik Geschichte 1958-1964 |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (355 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | A study of the political, military and technical aspects of Britain's nuclear weapons programme under the Macmillan government, contrasting Britain's perceived political decline with its growth in technological mastery and military nuclear capability. Important reading for anyone interested in the history and military technology of the cold war. Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Historiography -- Macmillan and his ministers -- Decision-making structures -- Part I: Nuclear Illusion -- Chapter 1 Policy-making 1958-61 -- Government policy -- Macmillan, Eisenhower and bilateral defence collaboration -- Arms control -- Bombers and ballistic missiles -- Politics and force levels -- Political opposition to nuclear weapons -- NATO strategy -- Nuclear sufficiency -- Global war studies -- NATO and ballistic missiles -- Holy Loch, Skybolt and Polaris -- The multi-lateral force and the Kennedy administration -- Circumstances short of global war -- Worries about Skybolt -- Chapter 2 Policy Execution 1958-61 -- Military requirements -- Fissile material -- Aldermaston and warheads -- Using American warhead information -- Australia -- Nuclear forces -- Controlling nuclear operations -- Megaton bombs -- Blue Steel -- Blue Streak -- Kiloton bombs -- Skybolt -- Skybolt warhead -- Red Beard replacement -- Defensive weapons -- Battlefield nuclear weapons -- The future -- Part II: Nuclear Reality -- Chapter 3 Policy-making 1961-64 -- Change at the top -- Nuclear testing -- NATO and the central front -- France, West Germany and Europe -- Defence policy east of Suez -- Deterrent systems -- Skybolt -- Explaining the Skybolt crisis -- Cuba -- The Nassau meeting -- The multi-lateral force -- Buying Polaris -- Party politics -- Chapter 4 Policy Execution 1961-64 -- Military requirements and fissile material -- Warheads -- V-bombers -- Megaton weapons -- Other nuclear forces -- WE177 -- Other tactical nuclear weapons -- Alternative weapons -- Choice of Polaris missile -- Polaris system and facilities -- Polaris warheads and Aldermaston -- Conclusions -- Britain and the United States -- Other nuclear motivations. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (355 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780230251403 0230251404 9780230230675 0230230679 |