Calling the Bluff of the Western Powers in the United Nations Disarmament Negotiations, 1954--55 (2014)
Blavoukos, Spyros (Author)
Bourantonis, Dimitris (Author)
Cold War History
Volume: 14
Pages: 359-376
Publication date: 2014
Language: English
This article, based on British and American archival sources, examines the response of the Western powers (mainly the US and the UK) to the Soviet disarmament initiatives in 1954--55. We shed some light on the Western states' attitude to the UN disarmament negotiations of this period, arguing that the two sides never actually came close to a settlement, since at least the Western side was hesitant to commit to any actual measures of disarmament. This article challenges part of the Cold War historiography that has incorrectly portrayed this particular period as the most opportune time for achieving disarmament.
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