Mutual Security and Arms Reductions in Europe: A Joint Soviet-American Simulation Exercise

Abstract

Current negotiations on Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) use the principle that numerical parity should be sought in several major weapons categories. However, this may not guarantee stability in Europe. This project, scheduled to be completed in late 1991, tests ways to guarantee that stability by analyzing a method to reduce conventional arms in Europe following CFE I. The method used is an approach based upon the metaphor of the child's game of 'I cut, you choose.' This paper provides an historical record of the project to date, provides the necessary background information to play the game, and projects, over the next 20 years, the strategic environment in which the arms reductions will take place. Keywords: Conventional forces, Arms control, Mutual security, Conventional arms reduction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 05, 1990
Accession Number
ADA227289

Entities

People

  • Carl R. Baxley

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Arms Control
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Defense Planning
  • East Germany
  • Eastern Europe
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Relations
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).