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British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954-1973

Paperback • 2019 • 1. edition

British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954-1973

By John R. Walker

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About the book

In 1962 Dean Acheson famously described Britain as having lost an Empire but not yet found a role. Perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in the realms of nuclear weapons. An increasingly marginal world power, successive post-war British governments felt that an independent nuclear deterrent was essential if the country was to remain at the top table of world diplomacy. Focusing on a key twenty-year period, this study explores Britain's role in efforts to bring about a nuclear test ban treat...Show more

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9781138383975

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Taylor & Francis Ltd

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2019

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British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954-1973

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