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Weapons Systems and the Politics of Interdependence (Cold War History)
Weapons Systems and the Politics of Interdependence - Cold War History Author:Ken Young This book analyzes the decisions taken by the British government in relation to the delivery of nuclear deterrence from 1957 to 1963. It deals with the concept of nuclear interdependence, central to Britain's relationship with the United States during the cold war years, focusing on the exchange of information and strategic co-ordination which m... more »eant the supply or assisted development of weapon systems. Distinct from many other studies, the book deals with UK nuclear deterrent policy as a succession of decisional problems over a period of about three decades, at the crucial period when Britain's status as a nuclear power was being negotiated and defined.« less