Nuclear Command and Control in NATO
Shaun Gregory(Author)
Elsevier (Publisher)
Published on 31. January 1997
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-08-041791-2 (ISBN)
Description
Based on open source material and on interviews with political, military, academic and commercial personnel, conducted in Belgium, France, the UK and the US, "Nuclear Command and Control in NATO" describes and analyzes the political and military elements of this subject from the introduction of nuclear weapons into the alliance in 1952 until the changes in East-West relations at the end of 1989. As long as nuclear forces remain in Europe, the United States retains a military presence in the European theatre, and NATO (or some other security structure which replaces it) operates as a multinational military alliance, an understanding of NATO's nuclear command systems, how they evolved and how they are likely to evolve, will be central to understanding military security in Europe.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
12 diagrams
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-08-041791-2 (9780080417912)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
Political control of nuclear weapons in NATO; nuclear command and control in NATO; US nuclear command and control in NATO; command and control of British nuclear forces; French nuclear command and control; nuclear command and control in crisis; nuclear command and control after the Cold War.