Arms Transfers, Neutrality and Britain's Role in the Cold War
Author | : Marco Wyss |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 2012-10-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004234437 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004234438 |
Rating | : 4/5 (438 Downloads) |
Download or read book Arms Transfers, Neutrality and Britain's Role in the Cold War written by Marco Wyss and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great Britain was neutral Switzerland's main supplier of heavy weaponry during the early Cold War. Marco Wyss analyses this armaments relationship against the background of Anglo-Swiss relations between 1945 and 1958, and thereby assesses the role of arms transfers, neutrality and Britain, as well as the two countries' political, economic and military relations. By using multi-archival research, the author discovers "traits of specialness" in the Anglo-Swiss relationship, analyses the incentives for Berne's weapons purchases and London's arms sales, sheds new light on the Cold War arms transfer system and the motivations of the participating states, and questions the sustainability of neutrality during the East-West conflict, as well as Britain's role from a western neutral and small power perspective.