Alternative Defence Policy

This book, first published in 1988, represents a unique attempt to combine a discussion of an alternative British defence policy in terms of military strategy and new technology, with a consideration of how this policy might be secure in political terms. Written against a background of a possible future Labour government in the late 1980s with a radically different defence policy to the Conservative Government of the day, it considers questions such as: Would conventional deterrence really be effective? Just what is the Labour Party's defence policy? How precisely might Britain be transformed into a non-aligned, non-militarist state?

List of contents

1. Introduction to the Crisis Gordon Burt 2. The Conventional Balance and Conventional Deterrence in Europe Andrew Kelly 3. New Conventional Technology and Alternative Defence: Help or Hindrance? Philip Gummett 4. The Evolution of Labour’s Defence and Security Policy Mike Gapes 5. A Non-Nuclear, Non-NATO Britain: Is There an Electoral Pathway? Patrick Dunleavy 6. A Strategic Conclusion Gordon Burt

Summary

This book, first published in 1988, represents a unique attempt to combine a discussion of an alternative British defence policy in terms of military strategy and new technology, with a consideration of how this policy might be secure in political terms.

Product details

• Authors: Gordon Burt
• Assisted by: Gordon Burt (Editor), Burt Gordon (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2022
• EAN: 9780367710460
• ISBN: 978-0-367-71046-0
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: International Security Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Military / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, military history, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Conflict Resolution & Mediation, Defence strategy, planning & research, Politics & government, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Politics and government, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Military and defence strategy, Peace studies & conflict resolution