NATO'S Military Strategy and Forces.

Abstract

This paper analyzes NATO's military objectives and the strategy employed to accomplish those objectives. It also looks at the components of this strategy: Forward Defense and Follow on Forces Attack. The main body of the paper is an analysis of NATO's military forces including their nuclear and conventional forces. This analysis looks at the deployment of the air, land, and ground forces and details their strengths and weaknesses. Included in this study are C3I assets and logistics. Finally, the study makes some recommendations to improve NATO's warfighting ability. Keywords: Command control communications; Military strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA194379

Entities

People

  • John L. Christensen

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Combat Areas
  • Geography
  • Instructors
  • Military Exercises
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Nato
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control