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Britain, Germany, and Western Nuclear Strategy
Contributor(s): Bluth, Christopher (Author)

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 ISBN: 0198280041     ISBN-13: 9780198280040
Publisher: OUP Oxford
OUR PRICE: $93.10  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 1995
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Annotation: This book gives a comprehensive account of post-war British and German policies towards nuclear weapons and how these interacted in the context of alliance strategy. In this fascinating explanation of an important, but previously unresearched topic, the author gives a detailed account of major episodes in the evolution of the alliance and its doctrine - such as the MLF debate, the origins of flexible response, theatre modernization programmes - and demonstrates how British and German interests impinged upon these episodes. On occasion, these interests converged; at others, they diverged and Britain and Germany took on the role of protagonists. In all of this, one of the less well-known nuclear relationships within the alliance comes vividly into focus. The book tells this part of the alliance's story for the first time, and, in the accounts of the development of German strategy, brings a refreshingly new perspective to the predominant Anglo-American interpretations.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - Nuclear Warfare
- Political Science | Security (national & International)
- Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control
Dewey: 355.021
LCCN: 95213719
Lexile Measure: 1650(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (1.26 lbs) 336 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Western Europe
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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This comprehensive account of post-war British and German policies towards nuclear weapons shows how these interacted in the context of alliance strategy. The author gives a detailed account of major episodes in the evolution of the alliance and its doctrine, such as the MLF debate, the
origins of flexible response, and theatre modernization programmes, and demonstrates how British and German interests impinged upon these episodes. In all this, one of the lesser-known nuclear relationships within the alliance comes vividly into focus.
 
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