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1 online resource (xx, 324 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Nuclear weapons and international security since 1945
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Nuclear weapons and international security since 1945.
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| Summary |
"The Sword and the Shield" reveals for the first time declassified discussions that took place between the British, French and US governments for nuclear cooperation in the early to mid-1970s. In doing so, it sets the scene for the top secret upgrade to Britain's Polaris force, codenamed Chevaline, and how this could have brought down Harold Wilson's Labour government of 1974-1976. It also analyses the evolution of NATO strategy in this period into something that was capable of a flexible response to Warsaw Pact aggression - a response that, if enacted, could well have been apocalyptic. |
| Contents |
1. The Heath government and the Not So Special Relationship, 1970-1974 -- 2. The 'special nuclear relationship' under Heath, 1970-1974 -- 3. Britain, NATO's Evolving Military Doctrine and its Nuclear Planning Group: the Balance between the Sword and the Shield, 1970-1974 -- 4. National Strategy and Multilateral Priorities:British 'Tactical' Nuclear Operations, 1970-1974 -- 5. The Last Wilson Governments and Strategic Nuclear Deterrence, 1974-1976 -- 6. Nuclear Testing and the Practicalities of Moving Chevaline to Completion, 1974-1976 -- 7. Britain, America and NATO Modernisation, 1974-1976 -- 8. Tactical Nuclear Weapons, Operational Employment and Conventional Defence, 1974-1976 -- Conclusion. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization. |
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Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- Great Britain.
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Nuclear weapons -- Government policy. |
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Great Britain. |
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Nuclear weapons. |
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Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States.
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United States. |
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Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- France.
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France. |
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Nuclear weapons -- United Kingdom, Great Britain -- France -- USA -- NATO. |
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Arms negotiation & control -- United Kingdom, Great Britain -- France -- USA -- NATO. |
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Military history -- United Kingdom, Great Britain -- France -- USA -- NATO. |
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other. |
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. |
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Warfare and Defence. |
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Nuclear weapons -- United Kingdom, Great Britain -- France -- United States of America, USA -- NATO. |
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Arms negotiation & control -- United Kingdom, Great Britain -- France -- United States of America, USA -- NATO. |
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Military history -- United Kingdom, Great Britain -- France -- United States of America, USA -- NATO. |
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Warfare and Defence. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Stoddart, Kristan. Sword and the shield. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014 9780230300934 (OCoLC)870285634 |
| ISBN |
9781137313508 (electronic book) |
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1137313501 (electronic book) |
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0230300936 |
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9780230300934 |
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