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Wilfred Kohl analyzes the development of France's atomic force, focusing on the role of nuclear weapons in de Gaulle's policies and its impact on French relations with NATO, her key alliance partners (the United States, Great Britain, and West Germany), and the U.S.S.R. He emphasizes the discontinuity between de Gaulle's grandiose designs and the m



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. 1*1. The Nuclear Program of the Fourth Republic, pg. 15*2. From the Fourth to the Fifth Republic, pg. 48*3. The Genesis of the Gaullist Force de frappe and France's Entry into the Nuclear Club, pg. 82*4. Nuclear Weapons and Gaullist Foreign Policy, pg. 123*5. The Technology and Economics of the French Nuclear Force, pg. 178*6. The French Nuclear Force, NATO, and Franco-American Refotions, pg. 207*7. The French Nuclear Force and Franco-German Relations, pg. 267*8. Nuclear Issues in Franco-British Rehtions, pg. 318*9. Conclusion and Prospects, pg. 355*Bibliography, pg. 385*Index, pg. 403

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 08/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691620053, 978-0691620053
      ISBN10: 0691620059
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Wilfred Kohl analyzes the development of France's atomic force, focusing on the role of nuclear weapons in de Gaulle's policies and its impact on French relations with NATO, her key alliance partners (the United States, Great Britain, and West Germany), and the U.S.S.R. He emphasizes the discontinuity between de Gaulle's grandiose designs and the m



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. 1*1. The Nuclear Program of the Fourth Republic, pg. 15*2. From the Fourth to the Fifth Republic, pg. 48*3. The Genesis of the Gaullist Force de frappe and France's Entry into the Nuclear Club, pg. 82*4. Nuclear Weapons and Gaullist Foreign Policy, pg. 123*5. The Technology and Economics of the French Nuclear Force, pg. 178*6. The French Nuclear Force, NATO, and Franco-American Refotions, pg. 207*7. The French Nuclear Force and Franco-German Relations, pg. 267*8. Nuclear Issues in Franco-British Rehtions, pg. 318*9. Conclusion and Prospects, pg. 355*Bibliography, pg. 385*Index, pg. 403

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