The Bomb and European Security |
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NATO Strategy | 7 |
Soviet Strategy | 25 |
Political decisionmaking | 32 |
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agreed agreement air defence aircraft Alliance Allies American Andropov armaments arms control arms control process arsenal Backfire ballistic missiles bombers Brezhnev capability ceiling combat conventional forces counter-force countries cruise missiles December deployed deployment destruction deterrence dual-capable East effective enemy escalation European fact flexible response GLCMs ICBM and SLBM ICBMs initial intercontinental land-based launched launchers limitations long-range theatre nuclear longer-range INF LRTNF massive retaliation MBFR medium-range MIRVed mutual assured destruction NATO NATO's naval negotiations neutron bomb no-first-use nuclear forces nuclear strikes nuclear threshold offensive option overall parties peace Pershing political possible programme radiation range RB/ER weapon reach reductions replaced risk SALT sea-based shorter-range side SLBMs Soviet leaders Soviet military Soviet Union strategic forces strategic nuclear submarines superpowers talks tanks targets territory theatre nuclear forces threat tion TNF modernisation treaty troops unilateral United Urals warheads Warsaw Pact West West Germany Western Europe Yuri Andropov