Opening book details…
Can I read Nuclear Illusion, Nuclear Reality: Britain, the United States and Nuclear Weapons, 1958-64 (Nuclear Weapons and International Security since 1945) on EtoBox?
Nuclear Illusion, Nuclear Reality: Britain, the United States and Nuclear Weapons, 1958-64 (Nuclear Weapons and International Security since 1945) by Richard Moore (auth.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Nuclear Illusion, Nuclear Reality: Britain, the United States and Nuclear Weapons, 1958-64 (Nuclear Weapons and International Security since 1945) about?
A study of the political, military and technical aspects of Britain's nuclear weapons programme under the Macmillan government, contrasting Britain's perceived political decline with its growth in technological mastery and military nuclear capability. Important reading for anyone interested in the history and military technology of the cold war. This new history, based on extensive archive research, weaves together the political, military and technical histories of Britain's nuclear weapons programme under the Conservative governments of Harold Macmillan and Alex Douglas-Home. It contrasts Britain's perceived political decline and reliance on the United States with growth in available military nuclear capability. In summer 1958, around 50 hand-built atomic bombs were available in the UK, and just one fully successful British two-stage megaton thermonuclear device had been tested; by 1964, despite setbacks, Britain had hundreds of well engineered nuclear weapons, a well exercised low-level bomber force, and advanced new warhead and weapons programmes underway. The book also presents new evidence and analysis on key political events of the period, including the Blue Streak cancellati
Who reads Nuclear Illusion, Nuclear Reality: Britain, the United States and Nuclear Weapons, 1958-64 (Nuclear Weapons and International Security since 1945)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Richard Moore (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780230217751
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Military, History, Political Science
More by Richard Moore (auth.)
Browse all works by Richard Moore (auth.)
Similar books
- The Sword And The Shield: Britain, America, Nato And Nuclear Weapons, 1970-1976 (nuclear Weapons And International Security Since 1945) — Kristan Stoddart (2014)
- Losing An Empire And Finding A Role: Britain, The Usa, Nato And Nuclear Weapons, 1964-70 (nuclear Weapons And International Security Since 1945) — Kristan Stoddart (2012)
- Nuclear Weapons And European Security — Robert Nurick; International Institute for Strategic Studies (1984)
- Living Weapons : Biological Warfare and International Security — Gregory D Koblentz, 1974- (2010)
- Dangerous Deterrent: Nuclear Weapons Proliferation and Conflict in South Asia (Studies in Asian Security) — Kapur, S. Paul. (2007)
- Nuclear Weapons and International Security: Collected Essays (Routledge Global Security Studies) — Ramesh Thakur; Ramesh Chandra Thakur (2015)