Planning Armageddon : Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces, 1945-1964
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1138002305
ISBN-13
9781138002302
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 27th, 2015
Print length
384 Pages
Weight
550 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.40 x 3.40 cms
Product Classification:
HistoryHistory of science
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This unique volume provides the first detailed account of Britain's Command, Control, Comunications and Intelligence infrastructure, focusing on the British-American atomic relation- ship and its implications for NATO strategy.
Planning Armageddon provides the first detailed account of Britain''s Command, Control, Intelligence and Communications infrastructure. A central theme of the book is the British-American atomic relationship and its implications for NATO strategy. Based on the recollections of officials and military officers in both Britain and the United States and employing recently declassified government documents, Planning Armageddon presents a systematic analysis of British involvement in nuclear planning from Hiroshima to the development of Polaris. At the same time, it provides an important examination of the operational weaknesses of the British nuclear deterrent and the potential hazards presented by unwarranted secrecy.
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