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Author:   Nicolas Badalassi ,  Frederic Gloriant
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
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9781800733251

ISBN 10:   1800733259
Pages:   364
Publication Date:   14 January 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of Abbreviations Introduction Nicolas Badalassi and Frederic Gloriant Part I: From the Beginning of the Franco-German Strategic Dialogue to the Nuclear Ambiguities of the 'Adenauer/de Gaulle' Era Chapter 1. Raymond Aron, Germany and the Atomic Bomb Joel Mouric Chapter 2. France and the Abandoned Dream of a European Bomb, 1954-1958 Jenny Raflik Chaper 3. From Bonn to Valhalla? West German Nuclear Ambitions, France, and U.S. Nuclear Assistance, 1960-1963 Andreas Lutsch Chapter 4. De Gaulle's Nuclear Policy, West Germany and the Second Berlin Crisis: A Historiographical Reappraisal, 1958-1963 Frederic Gloriant Part II: Ostpolitik and the Franco-German Nuclear Relations in the 1970s Chapter 5. 'Military Cooperation Is Not in Itself an Instrument of Progress': The Role of the French Nuclear Deterrent in Early Concepts of Ostpolitik Benedikt Schoenborn Chapter 6. Implicit Convergence? Franco-German Relations, European Security and Nuclear Cooperation in the Era of Ostpolitik, 1969-1974 Nicolas Badalassi Chapter 7. French Deterrence, the Defence of Europe and the German Question, 1975-1983 Ilaria Parisi Part III: The 'Mitterrand/Kohl' Era and the End of the Cold War Chapter 8. Evolution of the French Nuclear Strategy towards Germany during Mitterrand's Presidency Dominique Mongin Chapter 9. France and the FRG during the 1980s: When Strategic Questions Became Political Debates Yannick Pince Chapter 10. 'Not a Nuclear Switzerland': France's Deterrent Posture and the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1980s Frederic Bozo Part IV: Nuclear Uncertainties in the Post-Cold War Era Chapter 11. France, Germany and Nuclear Deterrence Since the End of the Cold War: From Estrangement to Rapprochement? Guillaume de Rouge Chapter 12. Walking Together in Different Directions: Prospects for French-German Cooperation on Nuclear Deterrence and Arms Control after the End of the Cold War Oliver Meier Appendix: Figures of the French Nuclear Arsenal and of the U.S. Nuclear Warheads Deployed in NATO-Europe Index

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France, Germany, and Nuclear Deterrence offers a much needed and updated (re-)appraisal of the complex strategic and nuclear relationship between France and Germany. * Carine Germond, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Through an assessment of the current state of research in the field, the editors successfully provide a very differentiated picture of Franco-German security relations with special attention to its nuclear dimension. * Herman Wentker, Institut fur Zeitgeschichte Munchen-Berlin

France, Germany, and Nuclear Deterrence offers a much needed and updated (re-)appraisal of the complex strategic and nuclear relationship between France and Germany. Carine Germond, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Through an assessment of the current state of research in the field, the editors successfully provide a very differentiated picture of Franco-German security relations with special attention to its nuclear dimension. Herman Wentker, Institut fur Zeitgeschichte Munchen-Berlin

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Nicolas Badalassi is Associate Professor of Contemporary History at the Institut d'Etudes politiques of Aix-en-Provence. His book publications include The CSCE and the End of the Cold War: Diplomacy, Societies and Human Rights, 1972-1990 (Berghahn Books, 2019, coedited with Sarah B. Snyder), and Reconstructing Europe 45 Years after Yalta: The Charter of Paris (1990) (CTHS, 2020, coedited with Jean-Philippe Dumas).

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