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The British Labour Government and the development of Chevaline, 1974–79

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Cold War History, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 287 - 314

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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/14682741003679375

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Between 1974 and 1979 the British Labour Government, led first by Harold Wilson and then by James Callaghan, developed a programme of improvements to the British Polaris Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) system initiated during Wilson's first government between 1964 and 1970. This Pol...

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ISSN: 1468-2745 1743-7962
Published: Informa UK Limited 2010
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