Conventional Arms Control Revisited: Objectives in the New Phase

Abstract

Conventional arms control policy ought to be closely coordinated with defense policy, but the Western allies have been unable to do so. Linkage is difficult because of he institutional differences between force planners on the one hand, and arms controllers on the other. Aggravating the problem is the lack of a unifying framework by which outcomes in both areas can be assessed. The authors outline a three-step process for designing a unified concept for defense and arms control planning, describe the long-term coordination of the process, and identify principles that should guide NATO's conventional arms control planning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA192744

Entities

People

  • James A. Thomson
  • Nanette C. Gantz

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Arms Control
  • Central Europe
  • Combat Simulations
  • Conventional Capabilities
  • Conventional Warfare
  • Defense Planning
  • Europe
  • Force Structure
  • Nato Forces
  • Simulations
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapons
  • Western Europe

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Strategic Security Studies