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British Nuclear Policymaking

Author : Rand Corporation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)

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Download or read book British Nuclear Policymaking written by Rand Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study analyzes the domestic political, economic, and bureaucratic factors that affect the nuclear policymaking process in Great Britain. Its major conclusion is that, although there have been changes in that process in recent years (notably the current involvement of a segment of the British public in the debate about the deployment of intermediate-range nuclear forces), future British nuclear policymaking will remain much what it has been in the past. Three ideas are central to understanding British thinking on the subject: (1) Britain's long-standing resolve to have her own national nuclear force is largely traceable to her desire to maintain first-rank standing among the nations of the world in spite of loss of empire. (2) Financial considerations have always been important--so much so that they have usually dominated issues of nuclear policy. (3) The executive branch of government dominates the nuclear policymaking process but does not always present a united front. The United States heavily influences British nuclear policy through having supplied Britain since the late 1950s with nuclear data and components of nuclear weapon systems such as Polaris and Trident. The relationship works both ways since the U.S. depends on Britain as a base for deployment of both conventional and nuclear systems.

British Nuclear Policymaking

Author : Christopher J. Bowie
Publisher : RAND Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780833005342
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book British Nuclear Policymaking written by Christopher J. Bowie and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 1984 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study analyzes the domestic political, economic, and bureaucratic factors that affect the nuclear policymaking process in Great Britain. Its major conclusion is that, although there have been changes in that process in recent years (notably the current involvement of a segment of the British public in the debate about the deployment of intermediate-range nuclear forces), future British nuclear policymaking will remain much what it has been in the past. Three ideas are central to understanding British thinking on the subject: (1) Britain's long-standing resolve to have her own national nuclear force is largely traceable to her desire to maintain first-rank standing among the nations of the world in spite of loss of empire. (2) Financial considerations have always been important--so much so that they have usually dominated issues of nuclear policy. (3) The executive branch of government dominates the nuclear policymaking process but does not always present a united front. The United States heavily influences British nuclear policy through having supplied Britain since the late 1950s with nuclear data and components of nuclear weapon systems such as Polaris and Trident. The relationship works both ways since the U.S. depends on Britain as a base for deployment of both conventional and nuclear systems.

Britain’s Nuclear Arms Control Policy in the Context of Anglo-American Relations, 1957–68

Author : J.P.G. Freeman
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349078077
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Britain’s Nuclear Arms Control Policy in the Context of Anglo-American Relations, 1957–68 written by J.P.G. Freeman and published by Springer. This book was released on 1986-06-18 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

British Nuclear Arms Policy

Author : Vladimir Grigorʹevich Trukhanovskiĭ
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book British Nuclear Arms Policy written by Vladimir Grigorʹevich Trukhanovskiĭ and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Duncan Sandys and British Nuclear Policy-Making

Author : Lewis Betts
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137585471
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Duncan Sandys and British Nuclear Policy-Making written by Lewis Betts and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-19 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers new perspectives on British nuclear policy-making at the height of the Cold War, arguing that the decisions taken by the British government during the 1950s and 1960s in pursuit of its nuclear ambitions cannot be properly understood without close reference to Duncan Sandys, and in particular the policy preferences that emerged from his experiences of the Second World War and his efforts leading Britain's campaign against the V-1 and V-2. Immersing himself in this campaign against unmanned weaponry, Sandys came to see ballistic missiles as the only guarantor of nuclear credibility in the post-war world, placing them at the centre of his strategic thinking and developing a sincerely-held and logically-consistent belief system which he carried with him through a succession of ministerial roles, allowing him to exert a previously undocumented level of influence on the nature of Britain's nuclear capabilities and its approach to the Cold War. This book shows the profound influence Sandys' personal belief system had on Britain's attempts to acquire a credible nuclear deterrent.

Nuclear Designs

Author : Bruce Larkin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351292862
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Designs written by Bruce Larkin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global politics has changed with unaccustomed swiftness since the end of the Cold War. Eastern Europe is free; the Soviet Union has broken up; China presses free market economic reform; and the United States and Russia have declared a joint commitment to end nuclear war. The force of these changes has created a new agenda for global politics and security policy. This does not mean that nuclear weapons have lost their centrality. Nuclear development programs continue in the major holders of advanced weapons. In Israel, Pakistan, India, North Korea, Iraq, and Iran nuclear intentions are subject to widespread speculation and scrutiny. Negotiations for renewal of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty remind us that the treaty requires serious efforts to abolish nuclear weapons. Nuclear Choices points out that the Cold War's end has not banished mistrust. Instead, it has opened the door to frank conversation about the usefulness of force and the need to address common fears. States now face a global choice among alternative nuclear futures. If they desire to avoid runaway nuclear development, the choices come down to three: the status quo, disengagement, or abolition. Larkin argues that if they chose the status quo, they elect a world in which only terror and self-restraint keep devastation at bay, a world in which instant destruction is possible. This study focuses on the nuclear weapons programs of Great Britain, China, and France, because they may be less familiar to students of international affairs. Each of these countries has developed a substantial nuclear capability that could decisively shape the result of coming global nuclear decisions. Larkin concludes that these three minipowers could conclude that nuclearism serves their interests, refuse disengagement, and encourage proliferation. If they are prepared to abandon nuclearism, they have tremendous political leverage on Russia, the United States, and also on undeclared and aspiring nuclear weapons states. For now, only the United Kingdom, France, and China maintain sufficient warhead inventories and production capabilities to have strong effects on how the United States and Russia view their own strategic capabilities. Nuclear Choices asserts that governments, polities, and parties today do not know how to guarantee themselves against weapons of mass destruction. They must either acquire the political and social means to achieve such guarantees or accept a world in which nuclearism will continue to cast its shadow over all aspects of nation building. It will be of interest to political scientists, policymakers, military analysts, and those interested hi the nuclear issue.

The Impact of Government Institutions on US, British and French Capabilities in Strategic Nuclear Policymaking

Author : Edward A. Kolodziej
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book The Impact of Government Institutions on US, British and French Capabilities in Strategic Nuclear Policymaking written by Edward A. Kolodziej and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Leading by Example

Author : Maxwell Downman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Leading by Example written by Maxwell Downman and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By reforming its nuclear declaratory policy, the UK has an opportunity to demonstrate leadership by example on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation without negatively impacting its established nuclear deterrent posture. This briefing offers a number of suggestions which involve strengthening negative security assurances to non-nuclear weapon states, committing never to use nuclear weapons first, stating explicitly that their sole use is to deter nuclear use or blackmail and clarifying that they are a weapon of last resort. These measures, each of which could be considered independently, would reduce nuclear tensions and breathe life into efforts to promote multilateral nuclear disarmament.

British Nuclear Weapons Policy

Author : Scilla Elworthy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book British Nuclear Weapons Policy written by Scilla Elworthy and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis examines why British nuclear weapons policy, both in doctrine and in its essential strategic elements, has not changed with the end of the Cold War. It was undertaken in order to find and test the reasons why British policy remains unchanged when the threat for which the policy was ostensibly developed has disappeared, when international politics have undergone fundamental change, and when the nuclear policies of other nations, notably the two superpowers, have been radically overhauled. The hypothesis is that there are three main reasons why British policy has not changed. First, the basic agreement on nuclear issues between the two main political parties results in a lack of serious political debate on this subject. Second, secrecy over defence decisions contributes to the absence of accountability and democratic control of decision-making. Third, the assumptions underlying the ways of thinking of those who make decisions have not changed with the end of the Cold War. The reason for wanting to test assumptions was because the surface position has a dubious logic: it appears illogical to continue with the same nuclear weapons policy when the main stated reason for it has disappeared. Official rationales are not helpful in explaining why this should be so. One way of obtaining a clearer view of the reasons for this policy anomaly is to pinpoint the basic assumptions underlying policy formulation. These assumptions were identified and examined in a two-stage interview study of decision-makers; one set of interviews conducted before the Cold War ended, and the second conducted in 1992. The study shows that at the end of this period the basic assumptions which underlie defence decisions have not changed in any significant way. Evidence is presented to support the view that these are the main reasons for the lack of policy change, and that these three factors interact. The absence of political debate, for example, is in part due to the lack of information provided to Parliament; denial of information also means that informed public challenge of decisions is rendered impossible and that the public becomes apathetic on the nuclear issue. This in turn means that decision-makers assume a tacit approval for their policies, and see no reason to question their assumptions.

The Impact of Governmental Institutions on U.S., British, and French Capabilities in Strategic Nuclear Policymaking

Author : Edward A. Kolodziej
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book The Impact of Governmental Institutions on U.S., British, and French Capabilities in Strategic Nuclear Policymaking written by Edward A. Kolodziej and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The British Nuclear Deterrent

Author : Peter Malone
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780312104108
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book The British Nuclear Deterrent written by Peter Malone and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Defense Policy and Public Opinion

Author : Oksana Alexandria Dackiw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Defense Policy and Public Opinion written by Oksana Alexandria Dackiw and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

British Foreign Policy and the National Interest

Author : T. Edmunds
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137392355
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book British Foreign Policy and the National Interest written by T. Edmunds and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whose interests does British foreign policy serve? Is the national interest a useful explanatory tool for foreign policy analysts? This interdisciplinary collection responds to these questions exploring ideas of Britain's national interest and their impact on strategy, challenging current thinking and practice in the making of foreign policy.

Rand Report

Author : Rand Corporation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rand Report written by Rand Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

British NATO Policy

Author : Phil Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British NATO Policy written by Phil Williams and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book R written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Author : Jonathan L. Black-Branch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108658660
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons written by Jonathan L. Black-Branch and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-20 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (2017) sets out to challenge deterrence policies and military defence doctrines, taking a humanitarian approach intended to disrupt the nuclear status quo. States with nuclear weapons oppose its very existence, neither participating in its development nor adopting its final text. Civil society groups seem determined, however, to stigmatize and delegitimize nuclear weapons towards their abolition. This book analyzes how the Treaty influences the international security architecture, examining legal, institutional and diplomatic implications of the Treaty and exploring its real and potential impact for both states acceding to the Treaty and those opposing it. It concludes with practical recommendations for international lawyers and policymakers regarding non-proliferation and disarmament matters, ultimately noting that nuclear weapons threaten peace, and everyone should have the right to nuclear peace and freedom from nuclear fear.