British nuclear weapons and the test ban 1954-73 [electronic resource] : Britain, the United States, weapons policies and nuclear testing : tensions and contradictions / John R. Walker.
Focusing on a key twenty year period, this study explores Britain's role in efforts to bring about a nuclear test ban treaty between 1954 and 1973. Taking a broadly chronological approach, it examines the nature of defence planning, Anglo-American relationships, the efficacy of British diplomac...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Focusing on a key twenty year period, this study explores Britain's role in efforts to bring about a nuclear test ban treaty between 1954 and 1973. Taking a broadly chronological approach, it examines the nature of defence planning, Anglo-American relationships, the efficacy of British diplomacy and UK contributions to arms control and disarmament. The appraisal of the relationship between the requirements and developments of the UK nuclear weapons programme against the countervailing international and domestic pressures for a test ban treaty will be of interest to anyone studying post-war Bri. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 390 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781409411130 1409411133 1317171691 9781317171690 1282857665 9781282857667 9786612857669 6612857668 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |