The American bomb in Britain : US Air Forces' strategic presence, 1946-64 /

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This study tells the story of the strategic nuclear forces deployed to England by the United States from the late 1940s, and details the secret agreement made to launch atomic strikes against the USSR. Drawing on more than a decade's research in archives on both sides of the Atlantic, hitherto...

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Autor principal: Young, Ken, 1943-2019 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
USA > Air Force
United States. > Air Force.
United States. > Air Force > History.
Society & Social Sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Diplomacy.
Strategie
Stationierung
Ost-West-Konflikt
Militär
Nuclear warfare.
Military relations.
Military policy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Diplomacy.
Military history.
Humanities.
History.
Guerre froide.
Guerre nucleaire > États-Unis.
Cold War.
Nuclear warfare > United States.
USA.
Grossbritannien
United States.
Great Britain.
États-Unis > Relations militaires > Grande-Bretagne.
Great Britain > Military relations > United States.
United States > Military relations > Great Britain.
United States > Military policy.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; The American bomb in Britain ; Contents ; List of illustrations ; Preface ; List of abbreviations ; Introduction; 1 Searching for bases ; 2 Deploying to England ; 3 Here to stay? ; 4 Rehearsing for war ; 5 Difficult relations ; 6 A vulnerable island ; 7 Defending the strategic force ; 8 Towards atomic partnership ; 9 Borrowing the bomb ; 10 Consenting to nuclear war ; 11 Strike hard, strike sure ... and strike together? ; 12 The asymmetrical alliance ; Bibliography; Index

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