Facing Down the Soviet Union

Kristan Stoddart is a Lecturer in Cyber Security at the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University, UK. He is the author of four books and has spoken nationally and internationally on the subject of nuclear weapons and other security issues. He is also Deputy Director of the Centre for Intelligence and International Security Studies.

• 1. The British Labour Government and the Development of Chevaline, 1976-1979 2. The Callaghan Government and Polaris Replacement 1976-1979: The Duff-Mason Report 3. Britain, the US and NATO LRTNF Modernisation, 1976-1979 4. 'Gone Bananas' – The Conservative Government and Chevaline, 1979-1983 5. Mrs Thatcher and the Trident C-4 Decision 6. Follow-on Negotiations for Trident C-4 7. Mrs Thatcher, MISC 7 and the Trident II D-5 Decision 8. Creating the 'Seamless Robe of Deterrence': Great Britain's Role in NATO's INF Debate Conclusion

“Provide a full accountof the debates within the British government about an earlier modernizationthat resulted in the deployment of US ground-launched cruise missiles to theUnited Kingdom and elsewhere in Western Europe in the 1980s. … provide newinsights into our understanding of the UK’s nuclear history and should be readby those interested in this subject area, in the US–UK relationship, andBritish defence policy more generally and by those analysing why states retainnuclear capabilities.” (Andrew Dorman, International Affairs, Vol. 91 (6), 2015)'The third volume in Kristan Stoddart's monumental history of British nuclear deterrent policy takes the reader from 1976 to 1983, a key period in the story when nuclear policy became an important domestic political issue. As usual, he handles his wide rangeof sources with consummate skill and insight.' - Professor Eric Grove, Liverpool Hope University, UK