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Record Nr.

UNINA9910156231103321

Autore

Stoddart Kristan

Titolo

Facing Down the Soviet Union : Britain, the USA, NATO and Nuclear Weapons, 1976-1983 / / by Kristan Stoddart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014

ISBN

9781349494439

1349494437

9781137440327

1137440325

9781137440334

1137440333

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Classificazione

HIS015000HIS027030HIS027110HIS032000HIS037070

Disciplina

355.02/170941

Soggetti

Politics and war

Great Britain - History

Military history

World politics

Political science

History, Modern

Military and Defence Studies

History of Britain and Ireland

Military History

Political History

Political Science

Modern History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The British Labour Government and the Development of Chevaline, 1976-1979; 2 The Callaghan Government and Polaris Replacement 1976-1979: The Duff-Mason Report; 3 Britain, the US and NATO LRTNF Modernisation, 1976-1979; 4 'Gone Bananas'



- The Conservative Government and Chevaline, 1979-1983; 5 Mrs Thatcher and the Trident C-4 Decision; 6 Follow-on Negotiations for Trident C-4; 7 Mrs Thatcher, MISC 7 and the Trident II D-5 Decision

8 Creating the 'Seamless Robe of Deterrence': Great Britain's Role in NATO's INF DebateConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Facing Down the Soviet Union reveals for the first time the historic deliberations regarding the Chevaline upgrade to Britain's Polaris force, the decisions to procure the Trident C-4 and then D-5 system from the Americans in 1980 and 1982. It also details the decision to base Ground Launched Cruise Missiles in the UK in 1983.