| From Polaris to Trident: The Development of Us Fleet Ballistic Missile Technology Contributor(s): Spinardi, Graham (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521413575 ISBN-13: 9780521413572 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $172.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1994 Annotation: This book provides a historical account of one of the key weapons developments of the nuclear age. By examining the United States Fleet Ballistic Missile program from Polaris in the 1950s to Trident II in the 1990s, Graham Spinardi is able to examine in detail the complex relationship between the advance of technology and the pace of the arms race. Did technology "drive" the arms race or were these weapons simply the product of political decisions? His account, drawing on interviews with many of the key participants, is the most complete currently available. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 623.451 |
| LCCN: 93009267 |
| Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.41" W x 9.14" (1.19 lbs) 268 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book provides a historical account of one of the key weapons developments of the nuclear age. By examining the United States Fleet Ballistic Missile program from Polaris in the 1950s to Trident II in the 1990s, Graham Spinardi is able to examine in detail the complex relationship between the advance of technology and the pace of the arms race. Did technology drive the arms race or were these weapons simply the product of political decisions? His account, drawing on interviews with many of the key participants, is the most complete currently available. |