Strengthening Conventional Deterrence in Europe: Proposals for the 1980sRapport fra European Security Study. Over for et massivt sovjetisk angreb vil NATO muligvis være tvunget til en tidlig indsættelse af taktiske atomvåben med risiko for en eskalation til total kernevåbenkrig. Denne afhængighed af atomvåben kunne formindskes, hvis NATO udbyggede sine konventionelle styrker. |
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Report of the Steering Group | 7 |
The Means for Enhancing NATOs Conventional | 24 |
THE SOVIET THREAT IN THE 1980s | 37 |
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