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A Nuclear Weapons-Free World?

Britain, Trident and the Challenges Ahead

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Nick Ritchie

    1. Department of Politics, University of York, UK

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Part of the book series: Global Issues (GLOISS)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Nick Ritchie
      Pages 1-5

  3. Context

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. British Nuclear Weapons after the Cold War

      • Nick Ritchie
      Pages 9-21

    3. Reykjavik Revisited

      • Nick Ritchie
      Pages 22-32

    4. Trident Renewal

      • Nick Ritchie
      Pages 33-47

  4. Enablers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Deterrence

      • Nick Ritchie
      Pages 51-73

    3. Identity

      • Nick Ritchie
      Pages 74-91

    4. A Very Special Nuclear Relationship

      • Nick Ritchie
      Pages 92-106

    5. The Submarine-Building Industry

      • Nick Ritchie
      Pages 107-117

  5. Resistances

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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    2. Nuclear Disarmament

      • Nick Ritchie
      Pages 121-143

    3. Cost

      • Nick Ritchie
      Pages 144-163

    4. Options

      • Nick Ritchie
      Pages 164-188

    5. Towards a Nuclear Weapons-Free World

      • Nick Ritchie
      Pages 189-199

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 200-239
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President Obama and the UK Labour and Coalition governments have all backed the renewed momentum for serious progress towards a world free of nuclear weapons, whilst the UK finds itself embarked on a controversial and expensive programme to renew its Trident nuclear weapons system. What does the UK process tell about the prospects for disarmament?

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  • Department of Politics, University of York, UK

    Nick Ritchie

About the author

DR NICK RITCHIE is a Lecturer in International Security at the University of York, UK, where he teaches International Relations, War and Peace, and US national security. His work on UK nuclear weapons policy has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.

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