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Scope and content: "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 highly controversial decision to base Ground Launched Cruise Missiles in the UK in 1983. Chevaline was one of the most expensive and technically difficult defence projects the British had yet undertaken. It took much of its rationale from intelligence assessments of Soviet anti-ballistic missiles which had planted doubts as to the effectiveness of Polaris as the UK's strategic deterrent. The Polaris-Chevaline system remained in service until it was gradually replaced with Trident in 1994. The first deal over Trident (the C-4 decision in 1980) was informed by the Chevaline experience and the penalties of a lack of commonality with the United States. The decision benefitted from a comprehensive study known as the Duff-Mason Report which was the key background document used by the Conservative government of Mrs. Thatcher in the purchase of C-4. The decision to opt for the increased striking power of Trident II D-5 was also driven by the penalties of time-limited commonality with the Americans. It remains operational with both the Royal Navy and United States Navy"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. British Labour Government and the Development of Chevaline, 1976
• 1979
• 2. Callaghan Government and Polaris Replacement 1976
• 1979: The Duff-Mason Report
• 3. Britain, the US and NATO LRTNF Modernisation, 1976
• 1979
• 4. ̀Gone Bananas'
• The Conservative Government and Chevaline, 1979
• 1983
• 5. Mrs Thatcher and the Trident C-4 Decision
• 6. Follow-on Negotiations for Trident C-4
• 7. Mrs Thatcher, MISC 7 and the Trident II D-5 Decision
• 8. Creating the S̀eamless Robe of Deterrence': Great Britain's Role in NATO's INF Debate.

Author/Creator:

Stoddart, Kristan , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Facing down the Soviet Union: Britain, the USA, NATO and nuclear weapons, 1976-1983 [by Stoddart, K.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Facing down the Soviet Union [by Stoddart, K.] (Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014 — ISBN 9781137440310; LCCN 2014026289)

Subjects:

Nuclear weapons — Government policy — Great Britain — History — 20th century

Fleet ballistic missile weapons systems — Great Britain — History — 20th century

Great Britain — Military policy

Great Britain — Foreign relations — Soviet Union

Soviet Union — Foreign relations — Great Britain

Great Britain — Foreign relations — United States

United States — Foreign relations — Great Britain

North Atlantic Treaty Organization — Great Britain — History — 20th century

Great Britain — Politics and government — 1945-

General Notes:

Description based on: Print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

U264.5.G7 S75 2014eb

ISBNs:

9781137440334 (electronic bk.)
1137440333 (electronic bk.)

OCLC Numbers:

893417377

Other Control Numbers:

EBC1837273 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp12000676