British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban: Squaring the Circle of Defence and Arms Control, 1974-82

by John R Walker

This book provides an overview of how the UK tried to maintain and modernize its strategic and tactical nuclear weapons during 1974-82, whilst also pursuing a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty.

The core question addressed in the book is how a test ban treaty would impact on the reliability and safety of the UK's nuclear weapons and how this would constrain and limit efforts to secure a comprehensive treaty that would prohibit nuclear...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032451637
• ISBN13: 9781032451633
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"