Scott / Twigge Planning Armageddon

Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces, 1945-1964
Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-1-136-76728-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 384 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scott, Len

Twigge, Dr Stephen Robert

Twigge, Stephen Robert

Twigge, Stephen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein