This book has both empirical and analytic innovative components. This books thesis is that military-industrial relations in Britain in the 1950's have had an influence on civil-military relations and foreign policy in Britain in the 1980's. Influence is defined as the set of consequences of military-industrial relations in successfully implementing two Cabinet defined goals. These were the goal for the rationalization of the airframe and aero-engine sectors of the defense-industries and the goal for trans-national collaborative weapons procurement with NATO allies. The influence of...