Defense of North America during a NATO-Warsaw Pact Conflict: Some Implications of the USSR's Power Projection Capabilities.

Abstract

This study attempts to determine whether or not the existing conventional military forces and defense systems in North America are adequate both to meet commitments to NATO in the event of a major European conflict and provide for continental security. Investigation reveals that Canada is weakly defended relative to the capabilities of the USSR to project forces onto her territory. Thus, should the USSR choose to exploit this vulnerability by executing rear area military operations on the North American flank at the outset of a NATO-Warsaw Pact conflict, she could succeed in diverting crucial U.S. and Canadian reinforcements away from their primary missions on the battlefields of Europe. (author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 06, 1980
Accession Number
ADA094983

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  • Joseph J. Trinca

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  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

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