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The British Origins of Nuclear Strategy 1945-1955 Clark, Ian (Teaching Fellow in Defence Studies, Teaching Fellow in Defence Studies, University of Cambridge)
The British Origins of Nuclear Strategy 1945-1955
Clark, Ian (Teaching Fellow in Defence Studies, Teaching Fellow in Defence Studies, University of Cambridge)
Covers the shift from a 'countervalue' to a damage limitation targeting posture, the assessment of the Soviet threat, the impact of the Korean War, the Global Strategy Paper of 1952, the decision to manufacture a hydrogen weapon in 1954, and the inter-service rivalries in the mid-1950s about the nature and size of the British strategic force.
272 pages, bibliography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 13, 1989 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198275411 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 224 × 149 × 25 mm · 494 g |
| Language | English |