Facing down the soviet union: britain, the usa, nato and nuclear weapons, 1976-1983
Auteur :
Stoddart, Kristan
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349494439
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2014
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Facing Down the Soviet Union reveals for the first time the historic deliberations regarding the Chevaline upgrade to Britain's Polaris force, the decisions to procure the Trident C-4 and then D-5 system from the Americans in 1980 and 1982. It also details the decision to base Ground Launched Cruise Missiles in the UK in 1983.