Between 1945 and 1960, Great Britain constructed a substantial
nuclear-armed bomber force. The creation of this force had ramifications
that extended well beyond the confines of military policy. The process
played a large part in defining relations with the United States, and
the belief that these bombers could replace conventional forces
convinced successive British governments that Great Britain could
maintain a significant global military role. Originally published in
1995 and drawing on both archives and oral testimony, this book analyses
British strategic discourse and its influence on British foreign policy
in the early decades of the Cold War.