The 1930 London Naval Treaty is presented as one of the last potentially successful attempts to preserve peace through naval limitation. The series will read each article and then follow the historical stories around it. This approach connects the treaty's legal wording with the strategic interests and design choices of the signatory navies. It also avoids reducing the agreement to its headline tonnage limits.
Chapter · 1:13-1:50
Why the 1930 treaty matters
An introduction to a five-part reading of the 1930 London Naval Treaty and the political stories behind its articles.