The official history of the UK strategic nuclear deterrent. Volume II, The Labour government and the Polaris programme, 1964-1970 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jones, Matthew, 1966- (Author)
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Routledge, 2017.
Series:	Government official history series.
Subjects:	Strategic forces > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Nuclear weapons > Government policy > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Polaris (Missile) > History > 20th century. Deterrence (Strategy) > History > 20th century. Forces stratégiques > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle. Armes nucléaires > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle. Polaris (Missile) > Histoire > 20e siècle. Dissuasion (Stratégie) > Histoire > 20e siècle. HISTORY > Military > Other. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science. Deterrence (Strategy) Nuclear weapons > Government policy Polaris (Missile) Strategic forces Great Britain 1900-1999 Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations for Volume II; 1 Labour in power: the Atlantic Nuclear Force and the Polaris programme, October 1964-January 1965; 2 Nuclear testing, the future of the MDA, and the defence review, January-October 1965; 3 The demise of the ANF proposals and the end of the nuclear sharing debate, November 1965-July 1966; 4 A nuclear weapons programme at the crossroads, January-September 1966; 5 A new context for nuclear policy, October 1966-February 1967.
6 'Shades of Skybolt', February-May 19677 'To destroy what ashes?' May-July 1967; 8 Polaris in jeopardy, July-November 1967; 9 Polaris reprieved and the launch of a pilot study, November 1967-January 1968; 10 The Press Gang at work and the birth of 'Super Antelope', January-June 1968; 11 The Kings Norton report and its aftermath, July-December 1968; 12 The revival of the Anglo-American nuclear relationship, and the approach of SALT, January-October 1969; 13 A matter of timing, October 1969-June 1970; Postscript: the independent deterrent and the coming of Polaris; Index.