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Author:

Moore, Richard, 1968-

Title:

Nuclear illusion, nuclear reality : Britain, the United States and nuclear weapons, 1958-64 / Richard Moore.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

xv, 332 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Nuclear weapons--Great Britain--History.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-1964
Great Britain--Military policy.
Great Britain--Military relations--United States.
United States--Military relations--Great Britain.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Great Britain--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: AcknowledgementsAbbreviationsIntroductionPolicy Making 1958-61Policy Execution 1958-61Policy Making 1961-64Policy Execution 1961-64ConclusionsAppendicesBibliography.

Summary:

"A study of the political, military and technical aspects of Britains nuclear weapons programme under the Macmillan government, contrasting Britains perceived political decline with its growth in technological mastery and military nuclear capability. Important reading for anyone interested in the history and military technology of the cold war"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Nuclear weapons and international security since 1945

ISBN:

0230230679 (hbk.)
9780230230675 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)428030700

LCCN:

2009043948

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)