From Polaris to Trident: The Development of Us Fleet Ballistic Missile Technology

by Graham Spinardi

Book Overview

This book provides a historical account of one of the key weapons developments of the nuclear age. By examining the United States Fleet Ballistic Missile program from Polaris in the 1950s to Trident II in the 1990s, Graham Spinardi is able to examine in detail the complex relationship between the advance of technology and the pace of the arms race. Did technology drive the arms race or were these weapons simply the product of political decisions?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052105401X
• ISBN13: 9780521054010
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"