Moore Nuclear Illusion, Nuclear Reality

Britain, the United States and Nuclear Weapons, 1958-64
2010
ISBN: 978-0-230-25140-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 332 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Nuclear Weapons and International Security since 1945

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moore, R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Policy Making 1958-61 Policy Execution 1958-61 Policy Making 1961-64 Policy Execution 1961-64 Conclusions Appendices Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

RICHARD MOORE  is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Mountbatten Centre for International Studies at the University of Southampton, UK. He studied history and international relations at the University of Cambridge, and his PhD dissertation for the University of Hull was published as The Royal Navy and Nuclear Weapons (2001).