Planning Armageddon (Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine) - Softcover

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Scott, Len; Twigge, Dr Stephen Robert; Twigge, Stephen

 
9781138002302: Planning Armageddon (Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine)
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ISBN 10: 1138002305 ISBN 13: 9781138002302
Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

Planning Armageddon provides the first detailed account of Britain's Command, Control, Intelligence and Communications infrastructure. A central theme of the book is the British-American atomic relationship and its implications for NATO strategy. Based on the recollections of officials and military officers in both Britain and the United States and employing recently declassified government documents, Planning Armageddon presents a systematic analysis of British involvement in nuclear planning from Hiroshima to the development of Polaris. At the same time, it provides an important examination of the operational weaknesses of the British nuclear deterrent and the potential hazards presented by unwarranted secrecy.

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About the Author

Stephen Twigge European Studies Research Institute University of Salford, England and Len Scott University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138002305
ISBN 13 
9781138002302
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
384

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