Len Scott
Biographic Data
| ID | 3776299 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Len Scott |
| GIVEN NAMES | Len |
| FAMILY NAME | Scott |
| SIGNATURE | SCOTT L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aberystwyth University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The essential inevitability of worrying about the bomb
The Cuban Missile Crisis
1. The Cuban missile crisis: what can we know, why did it start, how did it end? Robert Jervis 2. Examining The Fourteenth Day: studying the neglected aftermath period of the October Cuban missile crisis, and underscoring missed analytical opportunities Barton Bernstein 3. Prime Minister and President: Harold Macmillan's accounts of the Cuban missile crisis, Peter Catterall 4. Reform or revolution? Scott Sagan's Limits of Safety and its contempor…
The ‘Incredible Wrongness’ of Nikita K hrushchev
The role of the CIA in the C uban Missile Crisis was of crucial importance to events and decisions. This article explores and evaluates the activities of the CIA in the crisis. It examines how intelligence‐gathering and analysis were conducted and how assessments and information were provided to decision‐makers. The study of the crisis illuminates many aspects of intelligence. On some of these there remain debates. The significance of CIA covert …
An International History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
1. Introduction, Len Scott, David Gioe, and Christopher Andrew 2. 'Remembering the Cuban Missile Crisis', Christopher Andrew 3. 'Intelligence and the Risk of Nuclear War', Len Scott 4. 'The BBC Public Service and Private Worlds: How the Corporation Informed the Public, Related to Government and Understood the Cuban Missile Crisis', Jean Seaton and Rosaleen Hughes 5. 'Modifying 'A Very Dangerous Message: Britain, the Non-Aligned, and the UN during…
Selling or Selling Out Nuclear Disarmament? Labour, the Bomb,and the 1987 General Election
In the British general elections of 1983 and 1987 the Labour Party campaigned to rid the United Kingdom of nuclear weapons. In 1986/7, there was a serious prospect of a government committed to ending Britain's status as a nuclear-weapons state and removing US nuclear weapons from British territory. This article traces the development of Labour defence and disarmament policy under Neil Kinnock in the run-up to the 1987 general election. It explore…
Should We Stop Studying the Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis remains one of the most intensely studied events of the twentieth century, and which engages the attention of scholars from a variety of disciplines. Lessons learned by American practitioners and academics contributed to the conduct of American foreign policy in the 1960s and to academic understanding of nuclear deterrence, nuclear crises and crisis management in general. Nearly 50 fifty years of scholarship have generate…
Eyeball to Eyeball
The role of American intelligence in the Cuban missile crisis is crucial to understand perceptions and judgements of key actors in October 1962. Dino Brugioni's Eyeball to Eyeball provides a detailed 'insider's' account that combines memoir and history. It focuses on the role of aerial intelligence, which was vital to how the crisis was managed in Washington. Brugioni's account also provides a representation of events that explores both military/…
Michael Dobbs, One Minute to Midnight
October 01 2009 Michael Dobbs, One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War Len Scott Len Scott Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Len Scott Online ISSN: 1531-3298 Print ISSN: 1520-3972 © 2009 Massachusetts Institute of Technology2009 Journal of Cold War Studies (2009) 11 (4): 151–153. https://doi.org/10.1162/jcws.2009.11.4.151 Cite Icon Cite Per…
Labour and the bomb
The UK government's consideration of whether to replace Trident evokes past controversies about the bomb including occasions when the Labour Party advocated unilateral renunciation of British nuclear weapons. Out of office, fierce debate engulfed the party, fuelled by, and in turn fuelling, intra-party conflict. In power, while Labour governments took different decisions on key defence issues to their Conservative counterparts, they nevertheless …
Macmillan, Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis
In October 1962, the world went to the brink of Armageddon. This study provides a new archive-based account of the Cuban missile crisis, providing the first detailed and authoritative account from the
The wrong thing at the wrong time in the wrong way
Learning to love the bomb
The command and control of nuclear forces has emerged as an important concern in strategic studies. Yet the study of British command and control has been sparse. This article provides the first archive‐based outline of the development of command and control of British nuclear forces in the period 1945–64. It examines the British response to the emerging Soviet ballistic missile threat: by appointing a designated deputy Prime Minister with the aut…
For the president's eyes only
Journal Article For the president's eyes only: secret intelligence and the American presidency from Washington to Bush Get access For the president's eyes only: secret intelligence and the American presidency from Washington to Bush. By Christopher Andrew. London: HarperCollins. 1995. 660pp. Index. £25. ISBN 0 062 55262 0. Len Scott Len Scott 1University of Wales, Aberystwyth Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Schola…
Lessons of October
The Cuban missile crisis of 1962 has been accorded unique status in the history of the Cold War, generally supposed to represent the occasion on which the superpowers came closest to nuclear war and also to demonstrate the benefits of firmness and control in crisis management. Drawing on evidence made available only recently, through a series of conferences involving both scholars of and participants in the crisis, and through newly accessible ar…
The Cuban missile crisis, 1962
Journal Article The Cuban missile crisis, 1962: a National Security Archive documents reader Get access The Cuban missile crisis, 1962: a National Security Archive documents reader. Edited by Laurence Changand Peter Kornbluh. New York: New Press. 1992. 417pp. £18.95. ISBN 1 56584 019 4. Len Scott Len Scott 1University of Wales, Aberystwyth Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 69, I…
Command performance
Journal Article Command performance: the neglected dimension of European security Get access Command performance: the neglected dimension of European security. By Paul B. Stares. Washington, DC: Brookings. 1991. 240pp. Index. ISBN 0 8157 8112 1. Len Scott Len Scott 1University College of Wales, Aberystwyth Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 68, Issue 1, January 1992, Page 149, ht…
Spirit of the Age or Ghost From the Past? Labour and Nuclear Disarmament in the 1990s
Labour and the bomb
The UK government's consideration of whether to replace Trident evokes past controversies about the bomb including occasions when the Labour Party advocated unilateral renunciation of British nuclear weapons. Out of office, fierce debate engulfed the party, fuelled by, and in turn fuelling, intra-party conflict. In power, while Labour governments took different decisions on key defence issues to their Conservative counterparts, they nevertheless …
The Cuban missile crisis, 1962
Journal Article The Cuban missile crisis, 1962: a National Security Archive documents reader Get access The Cuban missile crisis, 1962: a National Security Archive documents reader. Edited by Laurence Changand Peter Kornbluh. New York: New Press. 1992. 417pp. £18.95. ISBN 1 56584 019 4. Len Scott Len Scott 1University of Wales, Aberystwyth Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 69, I…
Lessons of October
The Cuban missile crisis of 1962 has been accorded unique status in the history of the Cold War, generally supposed to represent the occasion on which the superpowers came closest to nuclear war and also to demonstrate the benefits of firmness and control in crisis management. Drawing on evidence made available only recently, through a series of conferences involving both scholars of and participants in the crisis, and through newly accessible ar…
The ‘Incredible Wrongness’ of Nikita K hrushchev
The role of the CIA in the C uban Missile Crisis was of crucial importance to events and decisions. This article explores and evaluates the activities of the CIA in the crisis. It examines how intelligence‐gathering and analysis were conducted and how assessments and information were provided to decision‐makers. The study of the crisis illuminates many aspects of intelligence. On some of these there remain debates. The significance of CIA covert …
Eyeball to Eyeball
The role of American intelligence in the Cuban missile crisis is crucial to understand perceptions and judgements of key actors in October 1962. Dino Brugioni's Eyeball to Eyeball provides a detailed 'insider's' account that combines memoir and history. It focuses on the role of aerial intelligence, which was vital to how the crisis was managed in Washington. Brugioni's account also provides a representation of events that explores both military/…
Spirit of the Age or Ghost From the Past? Labour and Nuclear Disarmament in the 1990s
Command performance
Journal Article Command performance: the neglected dimension of European security Get access Command performance: the neglected dimension of European security. By Paul B. Stares. Washington, DC: Brookings. 1991. 240pp. Index. ISBN 0 8157 8112 1. Len Scott Len Scott 1University College of Wales, Aberystwyth Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 68, Issue 1, January 1992, Page 149, ht…
The Cuban missile crisis, 1962
Journal Article The Cuban missile crisis, 1962: a National Security Archive documents reader Get access The Cuban missile crisis, 1962: a National Security Archive documents reader. Edited by Laurence Changand Peter Kornbluh. New York: New Press. 1992. 417pp. £18.95. ISBN 1 56584 019 4. Len Scott Len Scott 1University of Wales, Aberystwyth Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 69, I…
Lessons of October
The Cuban missile crisis of 1962 has been accorded unique status in the history of the Cold War, generally supposed to represent the occasion on which the superpowers came closest to nuclear war and also to demonstrate the benefits of firmness and control in crisis management. Drawing on evidence made available only recently, through a series of conferences involving both scholars of and participants in the crisis, and through newly accessible ar…
For the president's eyes only
Journal Article For the president's eyes only: secret intelligence and the American presidency from Washington to Bush Get access For the president's eyes only: secret intelligence and the American presidency from Washington to Bush. By Christopher Andrew. London: HarperCollins. 1995. 660pp. Index. £25. ISBN 0 062 55262 0. Len Scott Len Scott 1University of Wales, Aberystwyth Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Schola…
Macmillan, Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis
In October 1962, the world went to the brink of Armageddon. This study provides a new archive-based account of the Cuban missile crisis, providing the first detailed and authoritative account from the
The wrong thing at the wrong time in the wrong way
Learning to love the bomb
The command and control of nuclear forces has emerged as an important concern in strategic studies. Yet the study of British command and control has been sparse. This article provides the first archive‐based outline of the development of command and control of British nuclear forces in the period 1945–64. It examines the British response to the emerging Soviet ballistic missile threat: by appointing a designated deputy Prime Minister with the aut…
Labour and the bomb
The UK government's consideration of whether to replace Trident evokes past controversies about the bomb including occasions when the Labour Party advocated unilateral renunciation of British nuclear weapons. Out of office, fierce debate engulfed the party, fuelled by, and in turn fuelling, intra-party conflict. In power, while Labour governments took different decisions on key defence issues to their Conservative counterparts, they nevertheless …
Michael Dobbs, One Minute to Midnight
October 01 2009 Michael Dobbs, One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War Len Scott Len Scott Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Len Scott Online ISSN: 1531-3298 Print ISSN: 1520-3972 © 2009 Massachusetts Institute of Technology2009 Journal of Cold War Studies (2009) 11 (4): 151–153. https://doi.org/10.1162/jcws.2009.11.4.151 Cite Icon Cite Per…
Selling or Selling Out Nuclear Disarmament? Labour, the Bomb,and the 1987 General Election
In the British general elections of 1983 and 1987 the Labour Party campaigned to rid the United Kingdom of nuclear weapons. In 1986/7, there was a serious prospect of a government committed to ending Britain's status as a nuclear-weapons state and removing US nuclear weapons from British territory. This article traces the development of Labour defence and disarmament policy under Neil Kinnock in the run-up to the 1987 general election. It explore…
Should We Stop Studying the Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis remains one of the most intensely studied events of the twentieth century, and which engages the attention of scholars from a variety of disciplines. Lessons learned by American practitioners and academics contributed to the conduct of American foreign policy in the 1960s and to academic understanding of nuclear deterrence, nuclear crises and crisis management in general. Nearly 50 fifty years of scholarship have generate…
Eyeball to Eyeball
The role of American intelligence in the Cuban missile crisis is crucial to understand perceptions and judgements of key actors in October 1962. Dino Brugioni's Eyeball to Eyeball provides a detailed 'insider's' account that combines memoir and history. It focuses on the role of aerial intelligence, which was vital to how the crisis was managed in Washington. Brugioni's account also provides a representation of events that explores both military/…
An International History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
1. Introduction, Len Scott, David Gioe, and Christopher Andrew 2. 'Remembering the Cuban Missile Crisis', Christopher Andrew 3. 'Intelligence and the Risk of Nuclear War', Len Scott 4. 'The BBC Public Service and Private Worlds: How the Corporation Informed the Public, Related to Government and Understood the Cuban Missile Crisis', Jean Seaton and Rosaleen Hughes 5. 'Modifying 'A Very Dangerous Message: Britain, the Non-Aligned, and the UN during…
The Cuban Missile Crisis
1. The Cuban missile crisis: what can we know, why did it start, how did it end? Robert Jervis 2. Examining The Fourteenth Day: studying the neglected aftermath period of the October Cuban missile crisis, and underscoring missed analytical opportunities Barton Bernstein 3. Prime Minister and President: Harold Macmillan's accounts of the Cuban missile crisis, Peter Catterall 4. Reform or revolution? Scott Sagan's Limits of Safety and its contempor…
The ‘Incredible Wrongness’ of Nikita K hrushchev
The role of the CIA in the C uban Missile Crisis was of crucial importance to events and decisions. This article explores and evaluates the activities of the CIA in the crisis. It examines how intelligence‐gathering and analysis were conducted and how assessments and information were provided to decision‐makers. The study of the crisis illuminates many aspects of intelligence. On some of these there remain debates. The significance of CIA covert …
The essential inevitability of worrying about the bomb
Political science (16 works) · Law (12 works) · History (9 works) · Missile (9 works) · Nuclear Issues and Defense (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Politics (8 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Cuban History and Society (5 works) · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy (5 works)