Britain and disarmament : the UK and nuclear, biological and chemical weapons arms control and programmes, 1956-1975 / John R. Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, John R., 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disarmament--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Disarmament.

Arms control--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Arms control.

Disarmament--Government policy--Great Britain.

Arms control--Government policy--Great Britain.

Weapons of mass destruction--Government policy--Great Britain.

Weapons of mass destruction.

Weapons of mass destruction--Government policy.

Arms control--Government policy.

Disarmament--Government policy.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xv, 305 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2012]

Contents:

Introduction. Britain and disarmament: weapons programmes and arms control: balancing conflicting requirements

The UK's offensive CW programmes: abandonment and aspirations 1956-1969

Inappropriately hilarious: the UK and incapacitating chemical agents

A tale of two riot control agents: UK attitudes to CS and the Geneva protocol and CR in warfare and law enforcement 1969-1975

The biological and toxin weapons convention: origins of the UK proposal to separate BW from CW 1968

The biological and toxin weapons convention negotiating history: March to September 1971: the key months

The UK and why research was dropped from the draft biological and toxin weapons convention

The UK nuclear weapons programme, fissile material cut-off and safeguards 1956-1973

UK nuclear weapons, the Atlantic Nuclear Force (ANF) and the NPT 1962-1968

UK nuclear weapons and the Strategic Arms Limitations Talks 1969-1973

Conclusions: Britain and nuclear, chemical and biological arms control and disarmament.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781409435808

1409435806

9781409435815

1409435814

OCLC:

741415801