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Planning Armageddon: Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces, 1945-1964

Planning Armageddon: Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces, 1945-1964 - Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine

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Publisher's Synopsis

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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Book information

ISBN: 9781138002302
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 355.825119094109045
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 550g
Height: 229mm
Width: 154mm
Spine width: 34mm