Len Scott, Twigge, Stephen Twigge

Planning Armageddon

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

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Produktbeschreibung

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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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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9781138002302
• ISBN-10: 1138002305
• Artikelnr.: 39711289

Autorenporträt

Stephen Twigge European Studies Research Institute University of Salford, England and Len Scott University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. The Atomic Bomb and the Command and Control of Western Nuclear Forces 1945
1953 3. National Control 1953
1964 4. Bilateral Control 1953
1964 5. Alliance Control 1953
1964 6. Defence Communications 1945
1964 7. Atomic Intelligence: Operations and Estimates 1945
1964 8. Tactical Early Warning Intelligence 1945
1964 9. Conclusion