French Nuclear Forces in the 1980s and 1990s

Abstract

The author concludes that the French are engaging in a significant nuclear modernization program. They are increasing the numbers of targets which can be covered on Soviet territory. The nature of targets covered on the European battlefield are changing as well. They are building a force structure potentially more in tune with West German interests and an extended deterrence capability. The Soviets are already noting these changes and it is to be hypothesized that their warfighting approaches and arms control policies will be increasingly affected by them. The French nuclear forces, thus, will become a more significant factor in Soviet calculations toward Europe in the next decade.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA137990

Entities

People

  • Robbin F. Laird

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Business Administration
  • Combat Areas
  • Eastern Europe
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Information Science
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Operations Research
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies