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The British Nuclear Experience: The Role of Beliefs, Culture, and Status (Part Two)

Kris Stoddart Orcid Logo, John Baylis

Diplomacy & Statecraft, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 493 - 516

Swansea University Author: Kris Stoddart Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/09592296.2012.706537

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Part One of this article, which appeared in the last edition of Diplomacy and Statecraft, argued that the origins and early development of British nuclear weapons was largely driven by the particular ideas and beliefs of a relatively small political, scientific, and military elite. It is also argued...

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ISSN: 0959-2296 1557-301X
Published: Informa UK Limited 2012
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