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The British Labour Party and defense / Bruce George, with Timothy Watson and Jonathan Roberts ; foreword by Robert E. Hunter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- George, Bruce.
- Series:
- Washington papers ; 153.
- Washington papers, 0278-937X ; 153
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--Military policy.
- Great Britain.
- Military policy.
- Labour Party (Great Britain).
- Nuclear weapons--Great Britain.
- Nuclear weapons.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 121 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Praeger, 1991.
- Summary:
- This volume examines the evolution of the British Labour Party's defense and security policies since the party's formation in 1900. It concentrates on the last decade, which has witnessed a gradual transformation from unilateral nuclear disarmament and the removal of U.S. nuclear bases from the United Kingdom to retention of the British nuclear deterrent and support for NATO's new nuclear and conventional strategies. The authors examine in detail how defense policy, in particular nuclear disarmament, was Labour's Achilles' heel in recent general elections and how the party fundamentally changed its defense and security policies in response to electoral defeat and changes in the international environment.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275942015
- 0275942023
- OCLC:
- 24379767
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