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

ISBN-13: 9781032174709 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 236 str.

Daniel Salisbury

Opis

This book constitutes an original archival history of government secrecy, public relations and the debate surrounding nuclear weapons in Britain from 1970 to 1983.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.