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Author:   Matthew Jones (London School of Economics, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367076108

ISBN 10:   0367076101
Pages:   548
Publication Date:   23 January 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface 1. The making of a deterrent force, August 1945-November 1957 2. The rise of ballistic missile defence 3. In the shadow of Sputnik: The nuclear sufficiency debate and the restoration of Anglo-American nuclear collaboration, March 1957-February 1959 4. Breaking the impasse? Polaris and deterrent policy, February 1959-March 1960 5. The future nuclear programme and the cancellation of Blue Streak, December 1959-April 1960 6. Skybolt, Polaris and the control of Western nuclear forces, March 1960-May 1961 7. An arms race intensifies: ABM defence, nuclear testing, and the criteria of deterrence, January 1961-January 1962 8. Revising the criteria, January-May 1962 9. The prelude to Nassau, June-December 1962 10. Securing Polaris: The Nassau negotiations, December 1962 – January 1963 11. The path to the Polaris Sales Agreement, January – April 1963 12. The origins of a Polaris improvement programme: HR 169 and the emergence of the Moscow ABM system 13. The MLF, the size of the Polaris force, and the approach of the general election, May 1963 – October 1964

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'The author had access to Government records and was able to interview some of the participants to cover the high-level politics. I was surprised to find it difficult to break off reading because it was compiled from extracts from files, letters and reports of meetings. Professor Jones has done a splendid job putting it all together as a readable story.'--Reg Milne, Afterburner

Author Information

Matthew Jones is Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, and author of, amongst other books, After Hiroshima: The United States, Race, and Nuclear Weapons in Asia, 1945–1965 (2010).

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