Unexpected Response.

Abstract

This paper reviews the NATO mission of deterrence and the threat of its use of nuclear weapons. It suggests that the threat is viable until a war starts, but then becomes meaningless because the FRG would opt for a different course of action--its 'Unexpected Response.' The conclusion is that convential forces are the essential deterrent given strategic parity. Then strategic mobility is addressed as it provides greater conventional reinforcement potential than generally assumed. An 'Unexpected Response' by the Congress which could be counter-productive to the use of our new mobility is then discussed. Additional keywords: Buffers; Containment. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 08, 1985
Accession Number
ADA157013

Entities

People

  • T. R. White

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Agreements
  • Alliances
  • Artillery
  • Classification
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Deployment
  • Deterrence
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Life Support Systems
  • Mobility
  • New York
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Security
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.