A Say in the End of the World: Morals and British Nuclear Weapons Policy 1941-87 - Softcover

Ruston, Roger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192852272 ISBN 13: 9780192852274

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1990

Synopsis

Is Britain prepared to defend itself, or only to play a part in Armageddon? Examining recently released British government documents, this study presents a moral history of British defense policy. Roger Ruston analyzes government rationales for Britain's dependence on weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons, arguing they are often essentially rationalizations for unstoppable political programs divorced from defense needs and morality.

About this title

About the Author

former Lecturer in Ethics and Moral Theology at Blackfriars, Oxford.

Review

'an absorbing account of British nuclear weapons policy ... All those concerned about nuclear weapons will benefit enormously from reading this book.' Labour Research

'it is rare that a thesis so tightly argued should be so very readable ... a truly excellent book' Owen Hardwicke, Sanity

'It is clearly, concisely and cogently written and is the only book which analyses the course of the British nuclear debate through the forty-six year period.' Month

'The book has been carefully researched.' Day by Day

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192852272
• ISBN 13: 9780192852274
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 282