The Official History Of The Uk Strategic Nuclear Deterrent
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The Official History Of The Uk Strategic Nuclear Deterrent
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Author : Matthew Jones
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2017-05-12
The Official History Of The Uk Strategic Nuclear Deterrent written by Matthew Jones and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-12 with History categories.
"Volume II of The Official History of the UK Strategic Nuclear Deterrent provides an authoritative and in-depth examination of the British government's strategic nuclear policy from 1964 to 1970. Written with full access to the UK documentary record, Volume II examines the controversies that developed over nuclear policy following the arrival in office of a Labour government led by Harold Wilson in October 1964 that openly questioned the independence of the deterrent. Having decided to preserve the Polaris programme, Labour ministers were nevertheless committed not to develop another generation of nuclear weapons beyond those in the pipeline, placing major doubts over the long-term future of the nuclear programme and collaboration with the United States. Defence planners also became increasingly concerned that the deployment of Soviet anti-ballistic missile (ABM) defences around Moscow threatened to undermine the ability of Polaris to fulfil its role as a national strategic nuclear deterrent. During 1967, under heavy pressures to control defence spending, a protracted debate was conducted within Whitehall over the future of Polaris and how to respond to the evolving ABM challenge. The volume concludes with Labour's defeat at the general election of June 1970, by which time the Royal Navy had assumed the nuclear deterrent role from the RAF, and plans had already been formulated for a UK project to improve Polaris which could both ensure its continuing credibility and rejuvenate the Anglo-American nuclear relationship."--Back cover.
The Official History Of The Uk Strategic Nuclear Deterrent From The V Bomber Era To The Arrival Of Polaris 1945 1964
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Author : Matthew Jones
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
The Official History Of The Uk Strategic Nuclear Deterrent From The V Bomber Era To The Arrival Of Polaris 1945 1964 written by Matthew Jones and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Deterrence (Strategy) categories.
Volume I. From the V-bomber era to the arrival of Polaris, 1945-1964 -- volume II. The Labour government and the Polaris programme, 1964-1970
The Official History Of The Uk Strategic Nuclear Deterrent
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Author : Matthew Jones
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2017-05-12
The Official History Of The Uk Strategic Nuclear Deterrent written by Matthew Jones and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-12 with History categories.
Volume II of The Official History of the UK Strategic Nuclear Deterrent provides an authoritative and in-depth examination of the British government’s strategic nuclear policy from 1964 to 1970. Written with full access to the UK documentary record, Volume II examines the controversies that developed over nuclear policy following the arrival in office of a Labour government led by Harold Wilson in October 1964 that openly questioned the independence of the deterrent. Having decided to preserve the Polaris programme, Labour ministers were nevertheless committed not to develop another generation of nuclear weapons beyond those in the pipeline, placing major doubts over the long-term future of the nuclear programme and collaboration with the United States. Defence planners also became increasingly concerned that the deployment of Soviet anti-ballistic missile (ABM) defences around Moscow threatened to undermine the ability of Polaris to fulfil its role as a national strategic nuclear deterrent. During 1967, under heavy pressures to control defence spending, a protracted debate was conducted within Whitehall over the future of Polaris and how to respond to the evolving ABM challenge. The volume concludes with Labour’s defeat at the general election of June 1970, by which time the Royal Navy had assumed the nuclear deterrent role from the RAF, and plans had already been formulated for a UK project to improve Polaris which could both ensure its continuing credibility and rejuvenate the Anglo-American nuclear relationship. This book will be of much interest to students of British politics, Cold War history, nuclear proliferation and international relations.
The Official History Of The Uk Strategic Nuclear Deterrent The Labour Government And The Polaris Programme 1964 1970
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Author : Matthew Jones
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
The Official History Of The Uk Strategic Nuclear Deterrent The Labour Government And The Polaris Programme 1964 1970 written by Matthew Jones and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Deterrence (Strategy) categories.
Volume II of The Official History of the UK Strategic Nuclear Deterrent provides an authoritative and in-depth examination of the British Government's strategy towards nuclear deterrent from 1964 to 1970. Written with full access to the UK documentary record, Volume II examines the nuclear policy of the Labour Government that took office in October 1964. Having decided to preserve the Polaris programme, ministers were nevertheless committed not to develop another generation of nuclear weapons beyond those in the pipeline, placing major questions over the long-term future of the nuclear programme and collaboration with the United States. This book will be of much interest to students of British politics, nuclear proliferation and international relations.
Britain S Strategic Nuclear Deterrent
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Author : Robert H. Paterson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Britain S Strategic Nuclear Deterrent written by Robert H. Paterson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with History categories.
Having served opposite Warsaw Pact forces in the 1950s and on Embassy duty in the 70s in Europe, the author offers a reasoned assessment of Britain's role in the so-called "nuclear club". He asks whether Britain really needs to be a member.
The British Nuclear Deterrent
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Author : Peter Malone
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2022-02-16
The British Nuclear Deterrent written by Peter Malone and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-16 with History categories.
The United Kingdom was the first country to undertake atomic energy research and development for military purposes. In April 1940 the British government commissioned a group of scientists to study the possibilities of manufacturing a ‘uranium bomb’ in wartime. Originally published in 1984, this book traces the development of British nuclear weapons from those early times to the present. It examines the decisions of Atlee and the MacMillan governments in sustaining the nuclear deterrent through the hydrogen bomb and the Polaris programme, and discusses in detail the decision to proceed with Trident. Throughout the narrative is set against the background of British domestic politics and Anglo-American relations. The book demonstrates why for nearly forty years British governments remained committed to an independent nuclear deterrent as the last line of defence should NATO fail.
The Raf Strategic Nuclear Deterrent Forces
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Author : Humphrey Wynn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
The Raf Strategic Nuclear Deterrent Forces written by Humphrey Wynn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
This official history, previously not available to the general public, records the events that led to the RAF handing over responsibility for British strategic nuclear deterrence to the Royal Navy.
Ambiguity And Deterrence
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Author : John Baylis
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1995
Ambiguity And Deterrence written by John Baylis and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
This text focuses on the disagreements which existed in British political and military circles over nuclear strategy directly after World War II. Based on recently released documents, it argues that British policy in this important area was much more ambiguous than is commonly supposed.
The British Origins Of Nuclear Strategy 1945 1955
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Author : Ian Clark
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
The British Origins Of Nuclear Strategy 1945 1955 written by Ian Clark and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
Why did Britain decide in 1947 to build an atomic bomb? What plans were there for using it? Employing the previously inaccessible confidential records of the British government in the decade after World War II, including those of the Chiefs of Staff, this book provides the first detailed assessment of the technical, political, and economic factors behind British nuclear policy. The authors argue that British thinking on nuclear deterrence was distinctive and made a unique contribution to early theorizing on nuclear weapons, and compare the strategic thought of Britain and the United States.
British Nuclear Mobilisation Since 1945
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Author : Jonathan Hogg
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-05-18
British Nuclear Mobilisation Since 1945 written by Jonathan Hogg and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-18 with History categories.
This book explores aspects of the social and cultural history of nuclear Britain in the Cold War era (1945–1991) and contributes to a more multivalent exploration of the consequences of nuclear choices which are too often left unacknowledged by historians of post-war Britain. In the years after 1945, the British government mobilised money, scientific knowledge, people and military–industrial capacity to create both an independent nuclear deterrent and the generation of electricity through nuclear reactors. This expensive and vast ‘technopolitical’ project, mostly top-secret and run by small sub-committees within government, was central to broader Cold War strategy and policy. Recent attempts to map the resulting social and cultural history of these military–industrial policy decisions suggest that nuclear mobilisation had far-reaching consequences for British life. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Contemporary British History.