Britain, N.A.T.O. and Nuclear Weapons
Alternative Defence Versus Alliance Reform
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 13. January 1989
Book
Hardback
388 pages
978-0-333-43403-1 (ISBN)
Description
This examination of nuclear arms control and defence contains two papers that present opposing sides of the current debate. Nuclear deterrence, Britain's defence budget, the state of Anglo-American relations, NATO strategies and Mr Gorbachev's security arrangements in Europe proposals are discussed. Ken Booth's previous publications include "American Thinking About Peace and War" (co-editor), "Contemporary Strategy: Theories and policies" (with John Baylis) and "The Military Instrument in Soviet Foreign Policy, 1917-1972". John Baylis' previous publications include "Alternative Approaches to British Defence Policy" (editor), "Nuclear War and Nuclear Peace" (joint author) and "Soviet Strategy" (co-editor).
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 148 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-43403-1 (9780333434031)
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Content
Part 1 Alternative defence, Ken Booth: a debate to be won; what is wrong with Britain's existing defence policy?; towards a stable peace; towards a non-provocative defence policy; criticisms of a non-nuclear defence policy. Part 2 Alliance reform, John Baylis: nuclear deterrence and the preservation of peace; how valid are the criticisms of nuclear deterrence?; the political problems of non-nuclear strategies; the military problems of non-nuclear strategies; towards a new strategic concept for NATO; towards a broader conception of security.