The Neutron Weapon and NATO Strategy.

Abstract

The Neutron or enhanced radiation weapon can be seen as an improvement to NATO capabilities to carry out its strategy or a technological premise for changing that strategy. Proponents of change have ignored the connectedness of all elements of theater nuclear and conventional forces for deterrence, and intra-war deterrence defense. The neutron weapon can be valuable for improving some components of strategy but cannot solve all of NATO's strategic problems. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 1978
Accession Number
ADA056611

Entities

People

  • John F. Scott

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alliances
  • Collateral Damage
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deterrence
  • Eastern Europe
  • Europe
  • Marine Corps
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Security
  • Social Sciences
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons
  • Western Europe

Readers

  • Solar Physics
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy