Labours Ballistic Missile Defence Policy 1997-2010 - A Strategic Relational Analysis

This book uses the Strategic-Relational Approach to explain how the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown integrated the United Kingdom into the US Ballistic Missile Defence systemto maintain national security and to uphold the 'Special Relationship' whilst recognising that voters were in general opposed to missile defence.

List of contents

1. The Strategic-Relational Approach 2. Strategic and Technical Aspects of BMD 3. Labour’s BMD Policy in the First Parliament (1997-2001) 4. Labour’s BMD Policy in the Second Parliament (2001-2005) 5. Labour’s BMD policy in the Third Parliament (2005-2010)

About the author

Dr James Simpkin is a tutor at Craven College, North Yorkshire. He gained his PhD from the University of Leeds in 2021. His research interests are focused on ballistic missile defence in a British context and its impact on Labour Party defence policy. He lives with his family in Keighley, West Yorkshire.

Summary

This book uses the Strategic-Relational Approach to explain how the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown integrated the United Kingdom into the US Ballistic Missile Defence systemto maintain national security and to uphold the ‘Special Relationship’ whilst recognising that voters were in general opposed to missile defence.

Product details

• Authors: James Simpkin, James (Craven College Simpkin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032289281
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3228928-1
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern British History
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, Military engineering