From Polaris to Trident : the development of US Fleet ballistic missile technology

Graham Spinardi

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.

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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.

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[目次]

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

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[目次]

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

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書名 From Polaris to Trident : the development of US Fleet ballistic missile technology
著作者等 Spinardi, Graham
Biersteker, Thomas
Brown, Chris
Cerny, Phil
Danchev, Alex
Grieco, Joseph M.
Groome, John
Higgott, Richard A.
Ikenberry, G. John
Smith, Steve
書名別名 Development of US Fleet ballistic missile technology
シリーズ名 Cambridge studies in international relations
出版元 Cambridge University Press
刊行年月 1994
ページ数 ix, 253 p.
大きさ 23-24 cm
ISBN 0521413575
9780521054010
NCID BA22004439
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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