Planning Armageddon
Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces, 1945-1964
1st Edition
Published on 27. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-138-00230-2 (ISBN)
Description
Planning Armageddon provides the first detailed account of Britain's Command, Control, Intelligence and Communications infrastructure. A central theme of the book is the British-American atomic relationship and its implications for NATO strategy. Based on the recollections of officials and military officers in both Britain and the United States and employing recently declassified government documents, Planning Armageddon presents a systematic analysis of British involvement in nuclear planning from Hiroshima to the development of Polaris. At the same time, it provides an important examination of the operational weaknesses of the British nuclear deterrent and the potential hazards presented by unwarranted secrecy.
Reviews / Votes
(This book) is both a fascinating and frightening history of how many good and able people struggled with exceptional risk and the most demanding and highly complex intellectual and practical issues to prevent Armageddon. How close was it?'At long last Twigge and Scott have taken a major step towards meeting the requirement for a comprehensive history and analysis of British nuclear weapons operations in the Cold War era...Using rigorous scholarship, access to recently released documents, and interviews with some of those involved in the key decisions, Twigge and Scott have put together a richly textured and detailed study of Britain's early attempts to manage and operate its nuclear weapons.'
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
558 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-00230-2 (9781138002302)
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Additional editions
Len Scott | Stephen Robert Twigge | Stephen Twigge
Planning Armageddon
Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces, 1945-1964
Book
03/2000
1st Edition
Routledge
€187.10
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Len Scott | Stephen Robert Twigge | Stephen Twigge
Planning Armageddon
Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces, 1945-1964
E-Book
03/2000
1st Edition
Routledge
€41.99
Available for download
Len Scott | Stephen Robert Twigge | Stephen Twigge
Planning Armageddon
Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces, 1945-1964
E-Book
03/2000
1st Edition
Routledge
€41.99
Available for download
Persons
Stephen Twigge European Studies Research Institute University of Salford, England and Len Scott University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales
Content
1. Introduction 2. The Atomic Bomb and the Command and Control of Western Nuclear Forces 1945-1953 3. National Control 1953-1964 4. Bilateral Control 1953-1964 5. Alliance Control 1953-1964 6. Defence Communications 1945-1964 7. Atomic Intelligence: Operations and Estimates 1945-1964 8. Tactical Early Warning Intelligence 1945-1964 9. Conclusion