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From Polaris to Trident: The Development of US Fleet Ballistic Missile Technology

By Graham Spinardi

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1994
ISBN
9780511559136, 0521413575, 9780521054010, 052105401X, 0511559135, 9780521413572
LCC
V993 .S65 1994
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1438785 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in International Relations
Pages
264\264
Topic
Education
DPI
300
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book provides a historical account of one of the key weapons developments of the nuclear age. By examining the United States Fleet Ballistic Missile program from Polaris in the 1950s to Trident II in the 1990s, Graham Spinardi is able to examine in detail the complex relationship between the advance of technology and the pace of the arms race. Did technology "drive" the arms race or were these weapons simply the product of political decisions? His account, drawing on interviews with many of the key participants, is the most complete currently available.

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