French Nuclear Diplomacy / / Wilfred L. Kohl.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Kohl, Wilfred L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1972
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1422
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (428 p.)

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 more modest programs envisaged by cither the preceding governments of the Fourth Republic or the succeeding Pompidou government.Originally published in 1972.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- One. The Background -- 1. The Nuclear Program of the Fourth Republic -- 2. From the Fourth to the Fifth Republic -- 3. The Genesis of the Gaullist Force de frappe and France's Entry into the Nuclear Club -- Two. The Force De Dissuasion its Rationale and Evolution -- 4. Nuclear Weapons and Gaullist Foreign Policy -- 5. The Technology and Economics of the French Nuclear Force -- Three. France and Her Allies the International Implications of Gaullist Strategy -- 6. The French Nuclear Force, NATO, and Franco-American Refotions -- 7. The French Nuclear Force and Franco-German Relations -- 8. Nuclear Issues in Franco-British Rehtions -- 9. Conclusion and Prospects -- Bibliography -- Index