Unrequited interdependence? The Anglo-American collision over the supply of missiles to Israel, 1960–1962. (2nd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rumyantsev, Vladimir P.
• Is Part Of: Journal of transatlantic studies. Volume 14:Number 3(2016)
• Page Start: 252
• Page End: 271
• Publication Date: 2016-07-02
• Subjects: Anglo-American relationship -- US -- Britain -- Anglo-American interdependence -- guided missiles; Europe -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Periodicals; United States -- Foreign relations -- Europe -- Periodicals; 327.407
• DOI: 10.1080/14794012.2016.1200302
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1479-4012

Abstract

Abstract : On 9 August 1962, the US unilaterally decided to sell Hawk ground-to-air missiles to Israel despite the preliminary agreement between Washington and London not to supply guided missiles to the Middle Eastern countries. This ignoring of British interests provoked a clash between Washington and London and the furious reaction of Harold Macmillan, who wrote probably most angry message in the history of Anglo-American relations. This article explores this clash as a significant component of the crisis of Anglo-American interdependence that influenced both the strategic partnership between the two Western powers and their relationship in the Middle East, where interdependence frequently became a myth.