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The British Origins of Nuclear Strategy 1945-1955 Book

The British Origins of Nuclear Strategy 1945-1955 : Hardback : Oxford University Press : 9780198275411 : 0198275412 : 13 Jul 1989 : Covers the shift from a 'countervalue' to a damage limitation targeting posture, the assessment of the Soviet threat, the impact of the Korean War, the Global Strategy Paper of 1952, the decision to manufacture a hydrogen weapon in 1954, and the inter-service rivalries in the mid-1950s about the nature and size of the British strategic force.Read More

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    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.

  • 0198275412
  • 9780198275411
  • Ian Clark, Nicholas J. Wheeler
  • 25 May 1989
  • Clarendon Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 272
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