British nuclear weapons and the test ban : squaring the circle of defence and arms control, 1974-1982 /

"This book provides an overview of how the UK tried to maintain and modernize its strategic and tactical nuclear weapons during 1974-82, whilst also pursuing a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty. The core question addressed in the book is how a test ban treaty would impact on the reliability...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Walker, John R., 1960- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
Series:	Cold war history
Subjects:	Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water > (1963 August 5) Nuclear weapons > Government policy > Great Britain > History. Nuclear arms control > Great Britain > History.

Table of Contents:

The 1977-1982 Tripartite Test Ban Treaty Negotiations and Aftermath
British Nuclear Tests 1974-1982 and Test Ban Pressures
Stockpile Reliability and Safety and the Test Ban : UK concerns
Chevaline and Successor Systems
Strategic and Tactical
British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1974-1982.