In 1955, Britain with US assistance, started development of a medium range ballistic missile. The idea was to give Britain an independent nuclear capability to take it through to the 1970s. The need for underground launchers added to what was an already complex project and this, allied to ever-increasing costs, saw the project cancelled in 1960.
North Korea is perilously close to developing strategic nuclear weapons capable of hitting the United States and its East Asian allies. North Korea has struggled to perfect the required delivery systems. This volume offers a timely analysis of the consequences of an operational North Korean nuclear capability for international security.
To Hell and Back offers readers a stunning, "you are there" time capsule, wrapped in elegant prose. Charles Pellegrino's scientific authority and close relationship with the A-bomb survivors make his account the most gripping and authoritative ever written. Also available from compatible vendors is an enhanced e-book version containing ......
This ground-breaking study cuts through the hype surrounding the cyber phenomenon and provides a framework through which to understand the implications of the emerging cyber-nuclear nexus. Futter makes the case for restraint in the cyber realm when it comes to nuclear weapons and argues against establishing a dangerous norm of "hacking the bomb."
The F-100 Super Sabres and their pilots of the United States Air Forces in Europe were dedicated to their mission of tactical nuclear strike. Hun pilots sat alert all over Europe ready to take off at a moment's notice to fly into the enemy's territory and deliver a 'special weapon' on a predesignated target in the Soviet Union or Eastern Europe.
Understanding and Explaining the Iranian Nuclear 'Crisis' analyzes the 'crisis' surrounding Iran's nuclear program and explores the various aspects and dimensions of the international dispute using several academic perspectives, including realism, world-systems theory, liberal institutionalism, domestic politics, and multi-level games.
Describes how the United States manages its nuclear forces, focusing on how theories and policies are put into practice. The book addresses the guiding priorities of US nuclear strategy since the end of the cold war; attack options available during a war; how are war plans are developed and reviewed; and how presidential orders would be conveyed.
India and Nuclear Asia will fill a gap in the outside world's knowledge by focusing on the post-1998 evolution of Indian nuclear thought, its arsenal, its rivalry with Pakistan and China, and New Delhi's nonproliferation policy, and by showing how India's nuclear trajectory has evolved in response to domestic, regional, and global drivers.
