04689nam 22006735 450 991049519480332120240322043641.09783030704742303070474210.1007/978-3-030-70474-2(CKB)4100000012009037(MiAaPQ)EBC6712953(Au-PeEL)EBL6712953(OCoLC)1265464595(DE-He213)978-3-030-70474-2(EXLCZ)99410000001200903720210825d2021 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNerve Agents in Postwar Britain Deterrence, Publicity and Disarmament, 1945-1976 /by William King1st ed. 2021.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2021.1 online resource (299 pages)Britain and the World,2947-71909783030704735 3030704734 Includes bibliographical references and index.Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. British Defence Policy and the Nerve Agents in Postwar Britain, 1945-1950.-Chapter 3. A Step Too Far: The Nerve Agents and the Global Strategy Paper, 1951-1953 -- Chapter 4. Drift, Decline, and a Stubborn Prime Minister, 1954-1957 -- Chapter 5. Another Reverse Course: From Dependence to Acquisition, 1958-1963 -- Chapter 6. A 'Secret Deterrent' and a 'Campaign of Criticism', 1964-1969 -- Chapter 7. From the CS Debacle to the Rise of CW disarmament, 1970-1976 -- Chapter 8. Conclusion: From Discovery to Disarmament."Nerve agents in Postwar Britain presents a fascinating history of the twists and turns of the UK's policy on chemical weapons." -Hassan Elbahtimy, Senior Lecturer, War Studies Department, King's College London, UK "This is a compelling story. The archives King has analysed show British ministers and officials in frequent discomfort, torn between military secrecy and public scrutiny, never sure what nerve agent capabilities the other side held or how best to deter their use in war." -Nicholas Sims, Emeritus Reader in International Relations, The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK "King's thoroughly researched and ground-breaking account charts the development of nerve agent policy in the UK from 1945 to 1976. His work not only fills a significant gap in the history of chemical warfare, but will be invaluable for understanding UK Cold War defence policy more generally." -Brian Balmer, Professor of Science Policy Studies, Department of Science & Technology Studies, University College London, UK This book reveals the nature and level of British engagement with controversial and lethal nerve agent weapons from the end of the Second World War to Britain's submission of a draft Chemical Weapons Convention. At the very heart of this highly secretive aspect of British defence policy were fundamental questions over whether Britain should acquire nerve agent weapons for potential first-use against the Soviet Union, retain them purely for their deterrence value, or drive for either unilateral or international chemical weapons disarmament. These considerations and concerns over nerve agent weapons were not limited to low-level defence committees, nor were they consigned to the periphery, but featured prominently at the highest levels of the British government and defence planning. Importantly, and despite stringent secrecy, the book further uncovers how public scrutiny and protest movementsplayed a substantial and successful part in influencing policy and attitudes towards nerve agent weapons. William King is a Research Fellow at the German Historical Institute London, UK. .Britain and the World,2947-7190Great BritainHistoryMilitary historyHistory, ModernWorld politicsHistory of Britain and IrelandMilitary HistoryModern HistoryPolitical HistoryGreat BritainHistory.Military history.History, Modern.World politics.History of Britain and Ireland.Military History.Modern History.Political History.355.0217623.4592094109045King William103928MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910495194803321Nerve Agents in Postwar Britain2084177UNINA02226nam 22004213 450 991015620730332120251018060406.01-63477-433-7(CKB)3710000000985310(BIP)056546189(BIP)057961729(MiAaPQ)EBC32337185(Au-PeEL)EBL32337185(EXLCZ)99371000000098531020251018d2016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCalling and Cull1st ed.Tallahassee :Dreamspinner Press,2016.©2016.1 online resource (340 p.) Blessed Epoch Series1-63477-432-9 Book Five of the Blessed Epoch Whose hand will orchestrate the change in the world? 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