Facing Down the Soviet Union [electronic resource] : Britain, the USA, NATO and Nuclear Weapons, 1976-1983 /
Stoddart, Kristan.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The British Labour Government and the Development of Chevaline, 1976-1979; 2 The Callaghan Government and Polaris Replacement 1976-1979: The Duff-Mason Report; 3 Britain, the US and NATO LRTNF Modernisation, 1976-1979; 4 'Gone Bananas' - The Conservative Government and Chevaline, 1979-1983; 5 Mrs Thatcher and the Trident C-4 Decision; 6 Follow-on Negotiations for Trident C-4; 7 Mrs Thatcher, MISC 7 and the Trident II D-5 Decision
8 Creating the 'Seamless Robe of Deterrence': Great Britain's Role in NATO's INF DebateConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Politics and war.
Great Britain—History.
Military history.
World politics.
Political science.
History, Modern.
Military and Defence Studies.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of Military.
Political History.
Political Science.
Modern History.