Dec 2006 A report on the status of Britain’s nuclear weapons, including: targeting plans, the impact nuclear use would have on the Moscow area, and the legal implications of nuclear use. The UK’s ‘sub-strategic’ nuclear capability is also discussed. By John Ainslie Download if the embedded view has a problem
Trident Britain’s Weapon of Mass Destruction
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Science, ‘Volume 225, Will Deterrence Survive a Nuclear Winter?’
20 July 1984.
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Science, ‘Volume 223, Mutual Deterrence or Nuclear Suicide.’
24 February 1984.
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Nature, ‘Nuclear deterrents.’
27 October 1983.
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The Guardian, Mary Midgley Deterrence: Who’s afraid? Body and Soul.
31 October 1984.
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Conference Programme, The myth of nuclear deterrence
1 June 1992
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Department of Energy, Department of Defense, Department of State, ‘National Security and Nuclear Weapons: Maintaining Deterrence in the 21st Century: A Statement by the Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State.’
July 2007.
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Nick Bennett, ‘Future Nuclear Deterrent Industry Day, NW context.’
29 June 2007.
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UK MOD, From Commodore JR Hill, Top Secret, ‘Criteria for Deterrence.’
21 February 1978.
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UK MOD, First Sea Lord, Top Secret, ‘The Nuclear Deterrent.’
25 May 1978.
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US Strategic Command, Deterrence Operations Joint Operating Concept. Version 2.0
December 2006
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John Ainslie, Notes, Moscow Criterion
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