TY - BOOK AU - PATERSON Robert H TI - Britain's strategic nuclear deterrent: from before the V-bomber to beyond Trident SN - 0714642975 (pbk.) PY - 1997/// CY - London PB - Frank Cass KW - BRITAIN KW - DEFENCE POLICY KW - NUCLEAR WARFARE KW - NUCLEAR WEAPONS N2 - Covers the background to Britain's nuclear deterrent, examining in detail the decision to procure and deploy Polaris and Trident. Concludes with a comparison with France's experience as an independent nuclear power and an assessment of the post-Cold War security climate ER -