The Future of British Sea Power

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Priorities in British Defence Policy....Pages 3-12
The Development of the Royal Navy since 1945....Pages 13-23
The Current Position of the Royal Navy....Pages 24-37
The Royal Navy, the Public and the Media....Pages 38-44
Conference Discussion....Pages 45-46
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
The Shipping Industry....Pages 49-62
The Fishing Industry....Pages 63-69
Britain’s Offshore Resource Industries....Pages 70-71
Britain and Her Ports....Pages 72-77
Conference Discussion....Pages 78-79
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
The Soviet Navy....Pages 83-92
The Soviet Land-Air Threat....Pages 93-100
Challenges Outside the NATO Area....Pages 101-108
Conference Discussion....Pages 109-111
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
The Future of the British Strategic Nuclear Deterrent....Pages 115-121
The Navy and British Diplomacy....Pages 122-128
The Royal Navy: Out of Area, Out of Mind?....Pages 129-135
Conference Discussion....Pages 136-137
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
The Maritime Defence of Britain....Pages 141-145
Defending the Atlantic Connection....Pages 146-150
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
Power Projection and the Role of The Royal Marines....Pages 151-158
The Amphibious Side of The Falklands Campaign....Pages 159-165
Conference Discussion....Pages 166-167
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Economic Constraints on Britain’s Defence Planning....Pages 171-184
The British Shipbuilding Industry....Pages 185-199
The British Aerospace Industry....Pages 200-202
The British Maritime Weapons Industry....Pages 203-208
Conference Discussion....Pages 209-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Problems of Fleet Balance....Pages 213-217
The Merchant Navy and the Royal Navy....Pages 218-222
Weapons and Platforms....Pages 223-230
Conference Discussion....Pages 231-232
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
The Future of American Sea Power....Pages 235-238
Alternative Models for Middle Power Navies....Pages 239-249
Conference Discussion....Pages 250-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Final Remarks....Pages 255-259
Back Matter....Pages 261-265