British nuclear weapons and the test ban 1954-73 Britain, the United States, weapons policies and nuclear testing : tensions and contradictions / John R. Walker.

Author/creator Walker, John R., 1960-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoFarnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate,
Descriptionxvi, 390 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water (1963 August 5)--History.
Nuclear weapons--Government policy. --Great Britain. --History.
Nuclear arms control--Great Britain. --History.
Nuclear weapons--Testing. --Law and legislation. --History.
Great Britain--Foreign relations. --United States.
United States--Foreign relations. --Great Britain.

Contents Early pressures: 1954-1957 -- 1958: a decisive year -- The testing moratorium and its constraints on UK weapons, 1958-1963 -- Diplomatic pressures and the testing moratorium, 1958-1961 -- Test ban treaty verification and the role of seismology : UK efforts, 1958-1965 -- The end of the testing moratorium 1961: UK responses -- The UK and the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT): 1963 -- UK testing and future plans, 1963-1965 -- UK CTBT policy, 1965-1973 -- A static UK nuclear weapon development programme, 1966-1973.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010024208
ISBN9781409411123 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1409411125 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781409411130 (ebook)
ISBN1409411133 (ebook)

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