Doctrine, the Alliance and Arms ControlRobert John O'Neill |
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Supreme Allied Commander Europe SACEUR | 18 |
François Heisbourg | 37 |
The Roles of Strategic and Theatre | 47 |
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ability achieve air defence air forces aircraft AirLand Battle Alliance allies American arms-control Army attack ballistic missiles battlefield capabilities cohesion combat command commitment concept concern conflict continue conventional defence conventional deterrence conventional forces credible crisis stability debate decision deliberate escalation deployed deployment East European East-West effect efforts Flexible Response FOFA Follow-on Forces force posture force structure forward defence German important improvements increase initial issues Johan Jørgen Holst limited major manoeuvre manpower ment military strategy mobilization NATO's conventional no-first-use nuclear deterrence nuclear escalation nuclear strikes nuclear war nuclear weapons offensive options out-of-area peacetime Pershing II political possible potential pre-emptive problems programmes reduce reinforcement requirements role SACEUR Soviet doctrine Soviet leaders Soviet Union Strategic Defense Initiative strategic forces strategy of Flexible survivability tactical targets territory threat United USSR vulnerability Warsaw Pact West Germany Western Europe