Forward Defense on the Battlefield

Abstract

The paper examines forward defense and flexible response as strategic concepts for the defense of Central Europe. The purpose is to determine whether or not announced national and Alliance interpretations of these security policies represent a dependable framework for decisions affecting the use of NATO's forces in battle.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA008892

Entities

People

  • William E. Hutchison

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Central Europe
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Conventional Capabilities
  • Governments
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Strategy
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Western Europe

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.