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Secrecy, Public Relations and the British Nuclear Debate: How the UK Government Learned to Talk about the Bomb, 1970-83 book cover

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Secrecy, Public Relations and the British Nuclear Debate How the UK Government Learned to Talk about the Bomb, 1970-83

By Daniel Salisbury Copyright 2020
236 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge
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This book constitutes an original archival history of government secrecy, public relations and the debate surrounding nuclear weapons in Britain from 1970 to 1983. The book contrasts the secrecy and near-silence of the Heath, Wilson and Callaghan governments on nuclear issues in the 1970s with the increasingly vocal case made for the possession of nuclear weapons by the first Thatcher... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Britain and Nuclear Weapons: Secrecy, Publicity and Public Debates, 1945–1970

3. The Heath Government: Secrecy and Polaris Improvement, 1970–1974

4. Wilson’s Defensive Approach: Secrecy and Ambiguity, 1974–1976

5. Callaghan and Emerging Nuclear Issues: Building Pressure on an Untenable Position, 1976–1979

6. Thatcher Enters Office: From Secrecy to "Submissive" Persuasion, 1979–1980

7. Nott and "Aggressive" Persuasion: Confronting the Peace Movement, 1981–1982

8. Heseltine and "Showmanship": Facing Down the Peace Movement, 1983

9. Conclusion

Biography

Daniel Salisbury is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Science and Security Studies (CSSS) within the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, UK.



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