Britain and the H-Bomb reveals why, in the 1950s, the government wanted a British H-bomb, how the scientists and engineers developed it in only three years, and what were the historic consequences of their achievements.

“...a work of record...written with zest, narrative drive and a manifest affection for those men behind the Aldermaston wire.” —Financial Times

“...an excellent book that sheds needed light on the world's third thermonuclear power.” —Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

“Clearly written and persuasively argued, it makes a major contribution to a vital subject.” —Choice