Royal Navy and Nuclear Weapons (e-bog) af Moore, Richard
Moore, Richard (forfatter)

Royal Navy and Nuclear Weapons e-bog

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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...
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Forfattere Moore, Richard (forfatter)
Forlag Routledge
Udgivet 7 december 2018
Længde 268 sider
Genrer 1DB
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781135282660
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.