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Duncan Sandys and British Nuclear Policy-Making
Lewis Betts
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Description for Duncan Sandys and British Nuclear Policy-Making
Hardback. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; JPHL; JWMN; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 218 x 2. Weight in Grams: 484.
This book offers new perspectives on British nuclear policy-making at the height of the Cold War, arguing that the decisions taken by the British government during the 1950s and 1960s in pursuit of its nuclear ambitions cannot be properly understood without close reference to Duncan Sandys, and in particular the policy preferences that emerged from his experiences of the Second World War and his efforts leading Britain's campaign against the V-1 and V-2. Immersing himself in this campaign against unmanned weaponry, Sandys came to see ballistic missiles as the only guarantor of nuclear credibility in the post-war world, placing them ... Read more
This book offers new perspectives on British nuclear policy-making at the height of the Cold War, arguing that the decisions taken by the British government during the 1950s and 1960s in pursuit of its nuclear ambitions cannot be properly understood without close reference to Duncan Sandys, and in particular the policy preferences that emerged from his experiences of the Second World War and his efforts leading Britain's campaign against the V-1 and V-2. Immersing himself in this campaign against unmanned weaponry, Sandys came to see ballistic missiles as the only guarantor of nuclear credibility in the post-war world, placing them ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
483g
Number of Pages
257
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137585462
SKU
V9781137585462
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Ref
99-15
About Lewis Betts
Lewis David Betts studied at the University of Hull and the University of East Anglia, UK.
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