Evolution of European Defense in the 1980's.

Abstract

This memorandum proposes the evolutionary development of nonnuclear NATO defense based upon political and conventional military elements. While maintaining a credible nuclear deterrent, such a posture would encourage the growth of East European autonomy and stress four main military elements: combat maneuver forces, strong territorial elements capitalizing on the high lethality of modern weaponry, support troops prepared to conduct effective emergency combat operations and a measured development of penetration forces for operations in enemy territory. By reinforcing the defensive orientation of NATO forces to the point where war would clearly be an unprofitable venture for the Warsaw Pact, such an approach offers opportunities to encourage a long-term reorientation from military into economic and social competition. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 30, 1981
Accession Number
ADA097053

Entities

People

  • Edward A. Corcoran

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Area Security
  • Central Europe
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Maneuvers
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Nato Forces
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Security
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies