How nuclear weapons decisions are made
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How nuclear weapons decisions are made
Macmillan in association with Oxford Research Group, 1986
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN 9780333405826
Description
How are the decisions made which produce the phenomenal arsenals of nuclear weapons in the world today? Who makes them? To whom are they answerable? What role does Parliament play? These questions have until now been shrouded in mystery. But until the answers to them are widely and openly known, those who are concerned about the build-up of nuclear arsenals cannot know how the process works, and to whom they should address themselves. That is why this book is a breakthrough. It explains, for the first time, how nuclear weapons decisions are made in each of the nuclear nations. The Oxford Research Group has brought together, entirely from non-classified sources, a mass of information to throw light on a hitherto invisible and unaccountable process.
Table of Contents
List of Charts, Tables and Diagrams - Acknowledgements - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction - THE SOVIET UNION - The Communist Party of the Soviet Union - The State - The Military - The Weapons Development Process - Decision-Making on the SS-20: A Case Study - Notes - THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - The Intelligence Community - The Department of Energy - The Department of Defence - The Administration - The State Department - The United States Congress - Defence Contracting - Decision-Making on the MIRV: A Case Study - Notes - BRITAIN - The Cabinet and Cabinet Office - The Civil Service and Decision-Making - The Ministry of Defence - The Role of the Treasury - Foreign Policy, Defence Policy and Arms Control - The 'Special Relationship' with the US - Britain's Role in NATO - Decision-Making on the Chevaline Warhead: A Case Study - Notes - FRANCE - Cycle 1: Military R&D Policy Formulation - Cycle 2: Fundamental Civilian Research - Cycle 3: Fundamental and Exploratory Military Research - Cycle 4: Applied Military R&D and Industrial Development - Cycles 5 and 6: Warhead Research and Development - Cycle 7: The Ultimate Decisions - Notes - CHINA - The Party, the State and the Armed Forces - The Communist Party of China - The Central Military Commission - The State Council and the Commissions - Ministry of Defence and the People's Liberation Army - Notes - NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION - The Structures of NATO - NATO and Alliance Policy Making: The Principle of Consensus - NATO as a Nuclear Alliance - The Euro-Missile Decision 1979: A Case Study - Politics of the Nuclear Planning Group - Notes - WARSAW TREATY ORGANISATION - History of the WTO - Military Structures - Political Structures - Counter Deployments in Eastern Europe: A Case Study - Notes - Postscript - Index
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pbk ISBN 9780333405833
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This book explains how nuclear weapons decisions are made in each of the nuclear nations.
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