The events of 9/11 and subsequent acts of jihadist terrorism, together with the failures of intelligence agencies over Iraq s Weapons of Mass Destruction, have arguably heralded a new age of intelligence. For some this takes the form of a crisis of legitimacy. For others the threat of cataclysmic terrorism involving chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attack gives added poignancy to the academic contention that intelligence failure is inevitable. Many of the challenges facing intelligence appear to be both new and deeply worrying. In response, intelligence has clearly taken on...
The events of 9/11 and subsequent acts of jihadist terrorism, together with the failures of intelligence agencies over Iraq s Weapons of Mass Destr...
This edited volume addresses the main lessons and legacies of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis from a global perspective.
Despite the discoveries of recent research, there is still much more to be revealed about the handling of nuclear weapons before and during the Cuban Missile Crisis (CMC). Featuring contributions from a number of eminent international scholars of nuclear history, intelligence, espionage, political science and Cold War studies, "An International History of the Cuban Missile Crisis" reviews and reflects on one of the critical moments of the Cold War, focussing on three...
This edited volume addresses the main lessons and legacies of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis from a global perspective.
Planning Armageddon provides the first detailed account of Britain's Command, Control, Intelligence and Communications infrastructure. A central theme of the book is the British-American atomic relationship and its implications for NATO strategy. Based on the recollections of officials and military officers in both Britain and the United States and employing recently declassified government documents, Planning Armageddon presents a systematic analysis of British involvement in nuclear planning from Hiroshima to the development of Polaris. At the same time, it provides an...
Planning Armageddon provides the first detailed account of Britain's Command, Control, Intelligence and Communications infrastructure. A cent...
This volume brings together a collection of leading international experts to revisit and review our understanding of the Cuban Missile Crisis, via a critical reappraisal of some of the key texts.
In October 1962, humankind came close to the end of its history. The risk of catastrophe is now recognised by many to have been greater than realised by protagonists at the time or scholars subsequently. The Cuban missile crisis remains one of the mostly intensely studied moments of world history. Understanding is framed and informed by Cold War historiography, political science...
This volume brings together a collection of leading international experts to revisit and review our understanding of the Cuban Missile Crisis, via ...
This edited volume addresses the main lessons and legacies of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis from a global perspective.
Despite the discoveries of recent research, there is still much more to be revealed about the handling of nuclear weapons before and during the Cuban Missile Crisis (CMC). Featuring contributions from a number of eminent international scholars of nuclear history, intelligence, espionage, political science and Cold War studies, An International History of the Cuban Missile Crisis reviews and reflects on one of the critical moments of the Cold War, focussing on...
This edited volume addresses the main lessons and legacies of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis from a global perspective.
This volume brings together a collection of leading international experts to revisit and review our understanding of the Cuban Missile Crisis, via a critical reappraisal of some of the key texts.
In October 1962, humankind came close to the end of its history. The risk of catastrophe is now recognised by many to have been greater than realised by protagonists at the time or scholars subsequently. The Cuban missile crisis remains one of the mostly intensely studied moments of world history. Understanding is framed and informed by Cold War historiography, political science...
This volume brings together a collection of leading international experts to revisit and review our understanding of the Cuban Missile Crisis, via ...
