The United Kingdom And The Future Of Nuclear Weapons
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The United Kingdom and the Future of Nuclear Weapons
Author | : Andrew Futter |
Publsiher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2016-06-16 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781442265745 |
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Since 1969, the United Kingdom always has always had one submarine armed with nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles underwater, undetected, in constant communication, ready at a set notice to fire at targets anywhere in the world. This is part of its Trident Programme, which includes the development, procurement, and operation of the current generation of British nuclear weapons, as well as the means to deliver them. Operated by the Royal Navy and based at Clyde Naval Base on Scotland’s west coast, it is the most expensive and most powerful capability of the British military forces. In 2016, the United Kingdom had to decide on whether to go ahead and build the next generation of nuclear submarines that will allow the UK to remain in the nuclear business well into the second half of this century. The book presents the political, cultural, technical, and strategic aspects of Trident to provide a thoughtful overview of the UK’s complex relationship with nuclear weapons. The authors, both scholars and practitioners, bring together diverse perspectives on the issue, discussing the importance of UK nuclear history as well as the political, legal, and diplomatic aspects of UK nuclear weapons—internationally and domestically. Also addressed are the new technical, military, and strategic challenges to the UK nuclear thinking and strategy.
Nuclear Weapons and Coercive Diplomacy
Author | : Todd S. Sechser,Matthew Fuhrmann |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 349 |
Release | : 2017-02-02 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781107106949 |
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Are nuclear weapons useful for coercive diplomacy? This book argues that they are useful for deterrence but not for offensive purposes.
Performing Nuclear Weapons
Author | : Paul Beaumont |
Publsiher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2021-07-23 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9783030675769 |
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This book investigates the UK’s nuclear weapon policy, focusing in particular on how consecutive governments have managed to maintain the Trident weapon system. The question of why states maintain nuclear weapons typically receives short shrift: its security, of course. The international is a perilous place, and nuclear weapons represent the ultimate self-help device. This book seeks to unsettle this complacency by re-conceptualizing nuclear weapon-armed states as nuclear regimes of truth and refocusing on the processes through which governments produce and maintain country-specific discourses that enable their continued possession of nuclear weapons. Illustrating the value of studying nuclear regimes of truth, the book conducts a discourse analysis of the UK’s nuclear weapons policy between 1980 and 2010. In so doing, it documents the sheer imagination and discursive labour required to sustain the positive value of nuclear weapons within British politics, as well as providing grounds for optimism regarding the value of the recent treaty banning nuclear weapons.
The Case for U S Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century
Author | : Brad Roberts |
Publsiher | : Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 2015-12-09 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780804797153 |
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“An excellent contribution to the debate on the future role of nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence in American foreign policy.” ―Contemporary Security Policy This book is a counter to the conventional wisdom that the United States can and should do more to reduce both the role of nuclear weapons in its security strategies and the number of weapons in its arsenal. The case against nuclear weapons has been made on many grounds—including historical, political, and moral. But, Brad Roberts argues, it has not so far been informed by the experience of the United States since the Cold War in trying to adapt deterrence to a changed world, and to create the conditions that would allow further significant changes to U.S. nuclear policy and posture. Drawing on the author’s experience in the making and implementation of U.S. policy in the Obama administration, this book examines that real-world experience and finds important lessons for the disarmament enterprise. Central conclusions of the work are that other nuclear-armed states are not prepared to join the United States in making reductions, and that unilateral steps by the United States to disarm further would be harmful to its interests and those of its allies. The book ultimately argues in favor of patience and persistence in the implementation of a balanced approach to nuclear strategy that encompasses political efforts to reduce nuclear dangers along with military efforts to deter them. “Well-researched and carefully argued.” ―Foreign Affairs
The Future of the British Nuclear Deterrent
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Atomic weapons |
ISBN | : UOM:39015001770901 |
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Bomb Scare
Author | : Joseph Cirincione |
Publsiher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780231135108 |
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Joseph Cirincione provides a probing investigation into the proliferation of nuclear weapons and what can be done to slow, stop, and even reverse their spread.
The Future of the United Kingdom s Nuclear Weapons Policy
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : OCLC:696036667 |
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The Future of the United Kingdom s Nuclear Deterrent
Author | : Great Britain: Ministry of Defence |
Publsiher | : The Stationery Office |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2006-12-04 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : IND:30000130547734 |
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In this White Paper, the Government reaffirms its commitment to maintain Britain's independent nuclear capability by investing in a new generation of ballistic missile-carrying submarines and extending the life of the Trident D5 missile. However, in order to ensure the deterrent system is the minimum necessary to provide effective deterrence, there will be a further 20 per cent reduction in operationally available warheads. The Government believes this decision balances the interests of national security against its undertaking to work towards multilateral disarmament and to counter nuclear proliferation, and it is fully compatible with Britain's international legal obligations. The White Paper discusses the policy context and sets out the reasons why decisions on the future of the UK's nuclear deterrent system are needed now, as well as considering the various options and their costs, and the industrial aspects involved in building the new submarines in the UK.