A Look at NATO Strategy - Today and Tomorrow.

Abstract

In this essay the author briefly describes the current NATO military strategy of flexible response. Then he presents a general appraisal of NATO and Soviet/Pact conventional and theater nuclear forces, and discusses current command, control, and communications assets each side maintains to direct and control their forces. Next, he illustrates some of the current NATO initiatives, including: Emerging technologies, Airland battle, Follow-on forces attack, and CounterAir-90 to show an emergence of an offensive 'deep-attack' philosophy developing around modernized weapon systems. He then discusses some aspects of technological change that may impact future force structure, modernization, sustainability, and force readiness. Finally, he provides recommendations to future planners based on the foregoing analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA168141

Entities

People

  • Thomas J. Gosling

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Combat Areas
  • Command And Control
  • Defense Systems
  • Doctrine
  • Emerging Technology
  • Environment
  • Military Organizations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Political Systems
  • Procurement
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies