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The Royal Navy and Nuclear Weapons

Name: The Royal Navy and Nuclear Weapons
Author: Richard Moore
ISBN: 9780714651958

by Richard Moore

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This work examines British thinking about nuclear weapons in the period up to about 1970, looking at the subject through the eyes of the Royal Navy, in the belief that this can offer new insights in this field. The author argues that the Navy was always sceptical about nuclear weapons, both on practical grounds and because of wartime and pre-war experiences. He suggests that this scepticism can teach us a good deal about military technological innovation in general.

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This study examines British thinking about nuclear weapons from the perspective of the Royal Navy up until about 1970. Moore draws upon working-level documentary sources to show that the Navy always lacked enthusiasm for nuclear weapons. Coverage includes first reactions to the atomic bomb, the possibility of "broken-backed warfare" following a nuclear exchange, and the Polaris ballistic missile submarine program. The text is based upon Moore's thesis (Ph.D., U. of Hull, 2000). Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)