The Significance of North Norway to NATO Military Strategy

Abstract

The purpose of the report was to develop an appraisal of North Norway in order to determine the order of significance which should be attached to it in developing NATO strategy. Information was gathered from a literature search and from visits to the area while the author was assigned to the staff of Allied Command Northern Europe. While lacking vital intrinsic value, North Norway provides NATO with a base for forward surveillance and operations. It would be especially valuable for operations to block the sea routes between the Atlantic and the Soviet naval base complex in the Murmansk area. In addition, the credibility of NATO's collective security assurances would be seriously damaged if any NATO territory were occupied. (Modified author abstract)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 21, 1973
Accession Number
AD0761553

Entities

People

  • Max B. Scheider

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artillery
  • Boats
  • Geography
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Strategy
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • New York
  • North America
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Security
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design