Facing Down the Soviet Union: Britain, the Usa, NATO and Nuclear Weapons, 1976-1983 - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kristan StoddartTheme:Chronological Period/20th Century, Cultural Region/British, Cultural Region/RussianPublish date:10/15/2014Pages:323
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9781137440310ISBN-10:1137440317UPC:9781137440310Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, MilitaryBook Topic:Great Britain, Nuclear Warfare, United StatesSize:8.50 x 5.60 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.59Product ID:SCSC5128Q9
Facing Down the Soviet Union reveals for the first time the historic deliberations regarding the Chevaline upgrade to Britain's Polaris force, the decisions to procure the Trident C-4 and then D-5 system from the Americans in 1980 and 1982. It also details the decision to base Ground Launched Cruise Missiles in the UK in 1983.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9781137440310ISBN-10:1137440317UPC:9781137440310Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, MilitaryBook Topic:Great Britain, Nuclear Warfare, United StatesSize:8.50 x 5.60 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.59Product ID:SCSC5128Q9
Kristan Stoddart is a Lecturer in Cyber Security at the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University, UK. He is the author of four books and has spoken nationally and internationally on the subject of nuclear weapons and other security issues. He is also Deputy Director of the Centre for Intelligence and International Security Studies.
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
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2014 Edition
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