Improving NATO's Military Posture.

Abstract

This paper is a study of ways to improve NATO's militaryposture. It is based on a search of unclassified literature regarding NATO strategy, concepts, and forces, as compared with similar information regarding the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact. Several NATO weaknesses are identified. Recommendations to improve NATO's military posture include abandoning the concept of defending every square foot of NATO territory, deemphasizing the potential use of nuclear weapons, making more effective use of urban terrain, barriers, and fortification s, the creation of an adequate mobile reserve, improving NATO's chemical warfare capabilities, expanding NATO's tactical air capabilities, improving NATO's command, control, and communications capabilities, improved logistics, more standardization, and expanding NATO's airlift and sealift capabilities. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 22, 1985
Accession Number
ADA157370

Entities

People

  • A. M. Diaz

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Ammunition
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Combat Areas
  • Command And Control
  • Europe
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies