The United Kingdom and Nuclear Deterrence

by Stocker Jeremy and Jeremy Stocker

In December 2003 the British government announced that within a few years it would need to take decisions about the future of Britain's strategic nuclear deterrent. Exactly three years later, its plans were revealed in a White Paper. The existing Trident system is to be given a life-extension, which includes building new submarines to carry the missiles, costing 15-20 billion. Britain has a substantial nuclear legacy, having owned nuclear weapons...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415438349
• ISBN13: 9780415438346
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 99 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"