NATO, Britain, France and the FRG: Nuclear Strategies and Forces for Europe, 1949–2000

Heuser, B.

Containing the histories (from 1945 to the present) of the nuclear strategies of NATO, Britain and France, and of the defence preferences of the FRG (West Germany), this book shows how strategies were functions of a perceived Soviet threat and an American 'nuclear guarantee'. There were three options for West Europeans: a compromise with differing American needs in NATO, pursued by Britain and the FRG; national nuclear forces, developed by Britain and France; and projects for an independent European nuclear force.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1997-12-12

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780312174989

DOI: 10.1057/9780230377622

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 256