<description>&lt;p&gt;How would Harold Macmillan have ordered nuclear retaliation?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us at www.patreon.com/atomichobo for ad-free listening and bonus episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The books and articles I used in this episode are listed below:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Secret State&lt;/em&gt; by Peter Hennessy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Winds of Change&lt;/em&gt; by Peter Hennessy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Prime Minister: The Office and its Holders Since 1945&lt;/em&gt; by Peter Hennessy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cabinet&lt;/em&gt; by Peter Hennessy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Supermac: The Life of Harold Macmillan &lt;/em&gt;by D.R. Thorpe&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Planning Armageddon: Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces, 1945-1964&lt;/em&gt;, by Len Scott, Robert Twigge et al.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;'A Matter of Joint Decision': The Origins of British Nuclear Retaliation Procedures and the Murphy-Dean Agreement of 1958, by Matthew Jones in the &lt;em&gt;English Historical Review&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

How would Harold Macmillan have ordered nuclear retaliation? Join us at www.patreon.com/atomichobo for ad-free listening and bonus episodes. The books and articles I used in this episode are listed below: The Secret State by Peter HennessyWinds of Change by Peter HennessyThe Prime Minister: The Office and its Holders Since 1945 by Peter HennessyCabinet by Peter HennessySupermac: The Life of Harold Macmillan by D.R. ThorpePlanning Armageddon: Britain, the United States and the Command of Western Nuclear Forces, 1945-1964, by Len Scott, Robert Twigge et al.'A Matter of Joint Decision': The Origins of British Nuclear Retaliation Procedures and the Murphy-Dean Agreement of 1958, by Matthew Jones in the English Historical Review <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Harold Macmillan, Part 4: Pressing the Button

Harold Macmillan, Part 4: Pressing the Button

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