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Facing Down the Soviet Union Britain, the USA, NATO and Nuclear Weapons, 1976-1983

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Facing Down the Soviet Union reveals for the first time the historic deliberations regarding the Chevaline upgrade to Britain's Polaris force, the decisions to procure the Trident C-4 and then D-5 system from the Americans in 1980 and 1982. It also details the decision to base Ground Launched Cruise Missiles in the UK in 1983.

Keywords

Political SciencePublic PolicyMilitary PolicyHistoryEuropeGreat BritainMilitaryHistory & TheoryModernTechnology & EngineeringMilitary ScienceInternational Relations

2014Book

Author(s)Kristan Stoddart

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK

ISBN9781137440310

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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