France, Germany, and Nuclear Deterrence
Quarrels and Convergences during the Cold War and Beyond
Published on 14. January 2022
Book
Hardback
364 pages
978-1-80073-325-1 (ISBN)
Description
The legacy of World War II and the division of Eastern and Western Europe produced a radical asymmetry, and a variety of misgivings and misunderstandings, in French and German experiences of the nuclear age. At the same time, however, political actors in both nations continually labored to reconcile their differences and engage in productive strategic dialogue. Grounded in cutting-edge research and freshly discovered archival sources, France, Germany, and Nuclear Deterrence teases out the paradoxical nuclear interactions between France and Germany from 1954 to the present day.
Reviews / Votes
"[This volume] renews historiography in depth in a field of study that had not undergone any notable changes since the mid-1990s. As rigorous as they are detailed, the various contributions shed new light on the history of the Franco-German dialogue on nuclear matters, and call for a careful reading by anyone who wants to unravel the skein of strategic cooperation between Paris and Berlin today." * Francia Recensio"France, Germany, and Nuclear Deterrence offers a much-needed and updated (re-)appraisal of the complex strategic and nuclear relationship between France and Germany." * Carine Germond, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
"Through an assessment of the current state of research in the field, the editors successfully provide a very differentiated picture of Franco-German security relations with special attention to its nuclear dimension." * Herman Wentker, Institut fuer Zeitgeschichte Muenchen-Berlin
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Library binding
Illustrations
1 Illustrations; 1 Tables, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
678 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80073-325-1 (9781800733251)
DOI
10.3167/9781800733251
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Nicolas Badalassi | Frédéric Gloriant
France, Germany, and Nuclear Deterrence
Quarrels and Convergences during the Cold War and Beyond
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Nicolas Badalassi | Frederic Gloriant
France, Germany, and Nuclear Deterrence
Quarrels and Convergences during the Cold War and Beyond
E-Book
01/2022
1st Edition
Berghahn Books
€27.49
Available for download
Persons
Nicolas Badalassi is Associate Professor of Contemporary History at the Institut d'Etudes politiques of Aix-en-Provence. His book publications include The CSCE and the End of the Cold War: Diplomacy, Societies and Human Rights, 1972-1990 (Berghahn Books, 2019, coedited with Sarah B. Snyder), and Reconstructing Europe 45 Years after Yalta: The Charter of Paris (1990) (CTHS, 2020, coedited with Jean-Philippe Dumas).
Content
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Nicolas Badalassi and Frederic Gloriant
Part I: From the Beginning of the Franco-German Strategic Dialogue to the Nuclear Ambiguities of the 'Adenauer/de Gaulle' Era
Chapter 1. Raymond Aron, Germany and the Atomic Bomb
Joel Mouric
Chapter 2. France and the Abandoned Dream of a European Bomb, 1954-1958
Jenny Raflik
Chaper 3. From Bonn to Valhalla? West German Nuclear Ambitions, France, and U.S. Nuclear Assistance, 1960-1963
Andreas Lutsch
Chapter 4. De Gaulle's Nuclear Policy, West Germany and the Second Berlin Crisis: A Historiographical Reappraisal, 1958-1963
Frederic Gloriant
Part II: Ostpolitik and the Franco-German Nuclear Relations in the 1970s
Chapter 5. 'Military Cooperation Is Not in Itself an Instrument of Progress': The Role of the French Nuclear Deterrent in Early Concepts of Ostpolitik
Benedikt Schoenborn
Chapter 6. Implicit Convergence? Franco-German Relations, European Security and Nuclear Cooperation in the Era of Ostpolitik, 1969-1974
Nicolas Badalassi
Chapter 7. French Deterrence, the Defence of Europe and the German Question, 1975-1983
Ilaria Parisi
Part III: The 'Mitterrand/Kohl' Era and the End of the Cold War
Chapter 8. Evolution of the French Nuclear Strategy towards Germany during Mitterrand's Presidency
Dominique Mongin
Chapter 9. France and the FRG during the 1980s: When Strategic Questions Became Political Debates
Yannick Pince
Chapter 10. 'Not a Nuclear Switzerland': France's Deterrent Posture and the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1980s
Frederic Bozo
Part IV: Nuclear Uncertainties in the Post-Cold War Era
Chapter 11. France, Germany and Nuclear Deterrence Since the End of the Cold War: From Estrangement to Rapprochement?
Guillaume de Rouge
Chapter 12. Walking Together in Different Directions: Prospects for French-German Cooperation on Nuclear Deterrence and Arms Control after the End of the Cold War
Oliver Meier
Appendix: Figures of the French Nuclear Arsenal and of the U.S. Nuclear Warheads Deployed in NATO-Europe
Index
Introduction
Nicolas Badalassi and Frederic Gloriant
Part I: From the Beginning of the Franco-German Strategic Dialogue to the Nuclear Ambiguities of the 'Adenauer/de Gaulle' Era
Chapter 1. Raymond Aron, Germany and the Atomic Bomb
Joel Mouric
Chapter 2. France and the Abandoned Dream of a European Bomb, 1954-1958
Jenny Raflik
Chaper 3. From Bonn to Valhalla? West German Nuclear Ambitions, France, and U.S. Nuclear Assistance, 1960-1963
Andreas Lutsch
Chapter 4. De Gaulle's Nuclear Policy, West Germany and the Second Berlin Crisis: A Historiographical Reappraisal, 1958-1963
Frederic Gloriant
Part II: Ostpolitik and the Franco-German Nuclear Relations in the 1970s
Chapter 5. 'Military Cooperation Is Not in Itself an Instrument of Progress': The Role of the French Nuclear Deterrent in Early Concepts of Ostpolitik
Benedikt Schoenborn
Chapter 6. Implicit Convergence? Franco-German Relations, European Security and Nuclear Cooperation in the Era of Ostpolitik, 1969-1974
Nicolas Badalassi
Chapter 7. French Deterrence, the Defence of Europe and the German Question, 1975-1983
Ilaria Parisi
Part III: The 'Mitterrand/Kohl' Era and the End of the Cold War
Chapter 8. Evolution of the French Nuclear Strategy towards Germany during Mitterrand's Presidency
Dominique Mongin
Chapter 9. France and the FRG during the 1980s: When Strategic Questions Became Political Debates
Yannick Pince
Chapter 10. 'Not a Nuclear Switzerland': France's Deterrent Posture and the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1980s
Frederic Bozo
Part IV: Nuclear Uncertainties in the Post-Cold War Era
Chapter 11. France, Germany and Nuclear Deterrence Since the End of the Cold War: From Estrangement to Rapprochement?
Guillaume de Rouge
Chapter 12. Walking Together in Different Directions: Prospects for French-German Cooperation on Nuclear Deterrence and Arms Control after the End of the Cold War
Oliver Meier
Appendix: Figures of the French Nuclear Arsenal and of the U.S. Nuclear Warheads Deployed in NATO-Europe
Index