The Politics of Modernizing Short-Range Nuclear Forces in West Germany

Abstract

This report examines the origins of changing West German attitudes toward nuclear modernization in the wake of the treaty on intermediate-range nuclear forces signed in December 1987. It analyzes the factors shaping West German attitudes toward NATO's planned modernization of short-range nuclear forces (SNF)-factors that led to an open dispute in the alliance over SNF modernization in the early months of 1989. On the basis of this analysis, the report then considers the implications of domestic political trends in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) for future alliance decisions on the modernization of NATO nuclear forces in Western Europe.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA236868

Entities

People

  • Ronald D. Asmus

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Arms Control
  • Central Europe
  • East West Relations
  • Eastern Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • Germany
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Western Europe

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Missile Defense Systems.