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British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954–1973

Britain, the United States, Weapons Policies and Nuclear Testing: Tensions and Contradictions

By: Dr John R Walker

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British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954–1973

Britain, the United States, Weapons Policies and Nuclear Testing: Tensions and Contradictions

By: Dr John R Walker

In 1962 Dean Acheson famously described Britain as having lost an Empire but not yet found a role. Perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in the realms of nuclear weapons. An increasingly marginal world power, successive post-war British governments felt that an independent nuclear deterrent was essential if the country was to remain at the top table of world diplomacy. Focusing on a key twenty-year period, this study explores Britain's role in efforts to bring about a nuclear test ban treaty between 1954 and 1973. Taking a broadly chronological approach, it examines the nature of defence planning, the scientific goals that nuclear tests were designed to secure, Anglo-American relationships, the efficacy of British diplomacy and its contribution to arms control and disarmament. A key theme of the study is to show how the UK managed to balance the conflicting pressures created by its determination to remain a credible nuclear power whilst wanting to pursue disarmament objectives, and how these pressures shifted over the period in question. Based on a wealth of primary sources this book opens up the largely ignored subject of the impact of arms control on the UK nuclear weapons programme. Its appraisal of the relationship between the requirements and developments of the UK nuclear weapons programme against international and domestic pressures for a test ban treaty will be of interest to anyone studying post-war British defence and foreign policy, history of science, arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation and international relations. It also provides important background information on current events involving nuclear proliferation and disarmament.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409481204

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9781409481201

Britain and Disarmament

The UK and Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons Arms Control and Programmes 1956-1975

By: Dr John R Walker

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Britain and Disarmament

The UK and Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons Arms Control and Programmes 1956-1975

By: Dr John R Walker

Since the use of poison gas during the First World War and the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan at the end of the Second World War, nuclear, biological or chemical (NBC) weapons have registered high on the fears of governments and individuals alike. Recognising both the particular horror of these weapons, and their potential for inflicting mass death and destruction, much effort has been expended in finding ways to eliminate such weapons on a multi-lateral level. Based on extensive official archives, this book looks at how successive British governments approached the subject of control and disarmament between 1956 and 1975. This period reflects the UK's landmark decision in 1956 to abandon its offensive chemical weapons programme (a decision that was reversed in 1963, but never fully implemented), and ends with the internal travails over the possible use of CR (tear gas) in Northern Ireland. Whilst the issue of nuclear arms control has been much debated, the integration of biological and chemical weapons into the wider disarmament picture is much less well understood, there being no clear statement by the UK authorities for much of the period under review in this book as to whether the country even possessed such weapons or had an active research and development programme. Through a thorough exploration of government records the book addresses fundamental questions relating to the history of NBC weapons programmes, including the military, economic and political pressures that influenced policy; the degree to which the UK was a reluctant or enthusiastic player on the international arms control stage; and the effect of international agreements on Britain's weapons programmes. In exploring these issues, the study provides the first attempt to assess UK NBC arms control policy and practice during the Cold War.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409482898

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9781409482895

Health Care Needs Assessment

The Epidemiologically Based Needs Assessment Reviews

By: Dr. Andrew Stevens,James Raftery,Jonathan Mant,Sue Simpson

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Health Care Needs Assessment

The Epidemiologically Based Needs Assessment Reviews

By: Dr. Andrew Stevens,James Raftery,Jonathan Mant,Sue Simpson

Providing vital updates, this two volume set describes the central role and aim of health care needs assessment in the NHS health care reforms, and explains the 'epidemiological approach' to needs assessment, and the effectiveness and availability of services.

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752

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Radcliffe Publishing

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1857758919

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9781857758917

Milton's Ovidian Eve

By: Dr Mandy Green

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Milton's Ovidian Eve

By: Dr Mandy Green

Milton's Ovidian Eve presents a fresh and thorough exploration of the classical allusions central to understanding Paradise Lost and to understanding Eve, one of Milton's most complex characters. Mandy Green demonstrates how Milton appropriates narrative structures, verbal echoes, and literary strategies from the Metamorphoses to create a subtle and evolving portrait of Eve. Each chapter examines a different aspect of Eve's mythological figurations. Green traces Eve's development through multiple critical lenses, influenced by theological, ecocritical, and feminist readings. Her analysis is gracefully situated between existing Milton scholarship and close textual readings, and is supported by learned references to seventeenth-century writing about women, the allegorical tradition of Ovidian commentary, hexameral literature, theological contexts and biblical iconography. This detailed scholarly treatment of Eve simultaneously illuminates our understanding of the character, establishes Milton's reading of Ovid as central to his poetic success, and provides a candid synthesis and reconciliation of earlier interpretations.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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140947528X

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Air Power at the Battlefront

Allied Close Air Support in Europe 1943-45

By: Dr Ian Gooderson

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Air Power at the Battlefront

Allied Close Air Support in Europe 1943-45

By: Dr Ian Gooderson

Ian Gooderson presents a study of close air support in World War II, with the analysis focusing on the use of tactical air power by British and American forces during the campaigns in Italy and northwestern Europe between 1943 and 1945.

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Routledge

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1136305955

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Baseball Register

2004 Edition

By: Dr David Walton,Sporting News Staff,STATS, Inc. Staff,Sporting News,Inc STATS

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Baseball Register

2004 Edition

By: Dr David Walton,Sporting News Staff,STATS, Inc. Staff,Sporting News,Inc STATS

Get all the stats that matter on every major-league player for the 2004 season in the "Baseball Register. It is the most complete annual listing of player statistics in the market, updated through the 2003 season. Whatever statistics fans want to find, this is the only source they will need. Here they can find the stats on batting, pitching, and fielding for the major, minor, and college leagues. There are even stats on the Hall of Fame class of 2004! Plus, this edition of the "Register will feature more statistical categories on each player, including on-base percentage, caught stealing, save opportunities, and more! This book is a must-have for fantasy-league players, reporters and broadcasters, and fans.

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0892047267

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9780892047260

The Official Beckett Price Guide to Baseball Cards, 2002-2003

By: James Beckett,Dr. James Beckett

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The Official Beckett Price Guide to Baseball Cards, 2002-2003

By: James Beckett,Dr. James Beckett

This guide is packed with vital information for collectors and lists more than 40,000 prices for cards identified by manufacturer, year, and size. Advice is provided by the experts on determining the condition of cards; buying, selling, and trading cards profitably; and a glossary of industry terms. 850 photos.

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House of Collectibles

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0609809024

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British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954–1973

British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954–1973

Britain and Disarmament

Britain and Disarmament

Health Care Needs Assessment

Health Care Needs Assessment

Milton's Ovidian Eve

Milton's Ovidian Eve

Air Power at the Battlefront

Air Power at the Battlefront

Baseball Register

Baseball Register

The Official Beckett Price Guide to Baseball Cards, 2002-2003

The Official Beckett Price Guide to Baseball Cards, 2002-2003

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