LEADER 03531nam 2200613 450 001 9910824988803321 005 20230803201734.0 010 $a0-8047-8858-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9780804788588 035 $a(CKB)3710000000086048 035 $a(EBL)1603025 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001111495 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12444647 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001111495 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11156367 035 $a(PQKB)11625840 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000234298 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1603025 035 $a(DE-B1597)563555 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780804788588 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1603025 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10832789 035 $a(OCoLC)869641238 035 $a(OCoLC)1178770015 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000086048 100 $a20140210h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBritain and the bomb $enuclear diplomacy, 1964-1970 /$fDavid James Gill 210 1$aStanford, California :$cStanford University Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (321 p.) 225 0 $aStanford Nuclear Age Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-8047-8658-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tAbbreviations --$tIntroduction --$t1. A British Bomb --$t2. The Ambiguities of Opposition --$t3. Constructing the Atlantic Nuclear Force --$t4. The Recurring Death of Nuclear Sharing --$t5. Cooperation as Consultation --$t6. Proliferation Politics --$tConclusion --$tEpilogue --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aDrawing on primary sources from both sides of the Atlantic, Britain and the Bomb explores how economic, political, and strategic considerations have shaped British nuclear diplomacy. The book concentrates on Prime Minister Harold Wilson's first two terms of office, 1964-1970, which represent a critical period in international nuclear history. Wilson's commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and his support for continued investment in the British nuclear weapons program, despite serious economic and political challenges, established precedents that still influence policymakers today. The continued independence of Britain's nuclear force, and the enduring absence of a German or European deterrent, certainly owes a debt to Wilson's handling of nuclear diplomacy more than four decades ago. Beyond highlighting the importance of this period, the book explains how and why British nuclear diplomacy evolved during Wilson's leadership. Cabinet discussions, financial crises, and international tensions encouraged a degree of flexibility in the pursuit of strategic independence and the creation of a non-proliferation treaty. Gill shows us that British nuclear diplomacy was a series of compromises, an intricate blend of political, economic, and strategic considerations. 410 0$aStanford Nuclear Age Series 606 $aNuclear weapons$xGovernment policy$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$y1964-1979 615 0$aNuclear weapons$xGovernment policy$xHistory 676 $a355.02/170941 700 $aGill$b David James$f1982-$01641454 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824988803321 996 $aBritain and the bomb$93985596 997 $aUNINA