| The Royal Navy and Nuclear Weapons Contributor(s): Moore, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138881953 ISBN-13: 9781138881952 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $59.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Naval - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - History | Military - Nuclear Warfare |
| Dewey: 359.8 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |