Facing Down the Soviet Union: Britain, the USA, NATO and Nuclear Weapons, 1976-1983

Facing Down the Soviet Union: Britain, the USA, NATO and Nuclear Weapons, 1976-1983
ISBN-10
1137440333
ISBN-13
9781137440334
Category
Political Science
Pages
323
Language
English
Published
2014-10-16
Publisher
Springer
Author
Kristan Stoddart

Description

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.

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