Major NATO Problems

Abstract

The General Framework Up to the present, NATO has been an organization of limited responsibility. It is defensive in nature, restricted to a given geographic area, and does not establish the means that each nation will employ for the defense of all concerned. However, this definition has proven to be too narrow in scope to meet with present day problems. Hence any serious study on the subject of NATO must first be considered in its true framework of world strategy. The Principle Factors Since 1945, world strategy has been dominated by two opposing forces, namely the United States and Russia. But this notion constitutes a simplification further and further removed from reality. Actually, the present situation is characterized by the simultaneous emergence of several important factors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1964
Accession Number
ADB241437

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People

  • Andre Beaufre

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  • Center for Strategic and International Studies

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  • Air Force
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  • Deterrence
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