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The sword and the shield, Britain, America, NATO, and nuclear weapons, 1970-1976, by Kristan Stoddart

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The sword and the shield, Britain, America, NATO, and nuclear weapons, 1970-1976, by Kristan Stoddart

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eng

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illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The sword and the shield

Oclc number

870285634

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by Kristan Stoddart

Series statement

Nuclear weapons and international security since 1945

Sub title

Britain, America, NATO, and nuclear weapons, 1970-1976

Summary

The Sword and the Shield reveals for the first time declassified discussions that took place between the British, French and US governments for nuclear cooperation in the early to mid-1970s. In doing so, it sets the scene for the top secret upgrade to Britain's Polaris force, codenamed Chevaline, and how this could have brought down Harold Wilson's Labour government of 1974-1976. It also analyses the evolution of NATO strategy in this period into something that was capable of a flexible response to Warsaw Pact aggression <U+0127> a response that, if enacted, could well have been apocalyptic.--, Provided by Publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction 1. The Heath government and the Not So Special Relationship, 1970-1974 2. The 'special nuclear relationship' under Heath, 1970-1974 3. Britain, NATO's Evolving Military Doctrine and its Nuclear Planning Group: the Balance between the Sword and the Shield, 1970-1974 4. National Strategy and Multilateral Priorities:British 'Tactical' Nuclear Operations, 1970-1974 5. The Last Wilson Governments and Strategic Nuclear Deterrence, 1974-1976 6. Nuclear Testing and the Practicalities of Moving Chevaline to Completion, 1974-1976 7. Britain, America and NATO Modernisation, 1974-1976 8. Tactical Nuclear Weapons, Operational Employment and Conventional Defence, 1974-1976 Conclusion

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