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9780521054010

From Polaris to Trident: The Development of US Fleet Ballistic Missile Technology

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521054010

  • ISBN10:

    052105401X

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-01-21
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This book provides a complete history of the US Fleet Ballistic Missile programme from its inception in the 1950s and the development of Polaris to the deployment of Trident II in 1990. Writing in an accessible yet scholarly manner, Graham Spinardi bases his historical documentation of FBM development on interviews with many of the key participants. His study confronts a central issue: is technology simply a tool used to achieve the goals of society, or is it an autonomous force in shaping that society? FBM accuracy evolved from the city-busting retaliatory capability of Polaris to the silo-busting first strike potential of Trident. Is this a case of technology driving the arms race, or simply the intended product of political decisions? The book provides a comprehensive survey of the literature looking at the role of technology in the arms race, and seeks to explain technological development using a sociology of technology approach.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
The US Fleet Ballistic Missile system: technology and nuclear war
Theoretical models of weapons development
Heterogeneous engineering and the origins of the fleet ballistic missile
Building Polaris
Success and successors
Poseidon
Strat-X, ULMS and Trident I
The improved accuracy programme and Trident II
Understanding technical change in weaponry
Appendix: list of interviewees
Notes
Index
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