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Spying on the Nuclear Bear: Anglo-American Intelligence and the Soviet Bomb

Book information

Publisher
Stanford University Press
Year
2007
ISBN
9781503626447
DOI
10.1515/9781503626447
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15967910 bytes)
Pages
320\316
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-23 22:51:30

Description

Drawing on oral testimony, previously unseen personal papers, and newly released archival information, this book provides a comprehensive account of British and American intelligence on the Soviet nuclear weapons program from 1945-1958. The book charts new territory, revising traditional accounts of Anglo-American nuclear relations and intelligence cooperation. It reveals how intelligence was collected: the roles played by defectors, aerial reconnaissance, and how novel forms of espionage were perfected to penetrate the Soviet nuclear program. It documents what conclusions were drawn from this information, and assesses the resulting estimates. Throughout the book a central theme is the Anglo-American partnership, depicting how it developed and how legal restrictions could be circumvented by cunning and guile.

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