Abstract
In March 1960, Macmillan and Eisenhower agreed on the sale of Skybolt missiles to Britain in return for the provision of facilities for US nuclear submarines on the West coast of Scotland. How Britain performed regarding Holy Loch is instructive of what the Anglo-American “special” nuclear relationship actually meant, not only in terms of the British government’s willingness to sacrifice power and interests but also for Westminster’s readiness to use location as a bartering token with scant disregard for local sensibilities. These were critical decisions made at a critical juncture in world affairs which temporarily put the little-known Scottish inlet of Holy Loch at the forefront of the Cold War.
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