The spiderweb defense

Journal Article · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988 · Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00963402.1988.11456196· OSTI ID:6715028

Grin, J; Unterseher, L ^[1]

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1. Free Univ., Amsterdam (Netherlands)

The study group on Alternative Security Policy (SAS) has laid out the most detailed plan to date for making West German military forces strictly defensive. This group includes active soldiers, politicians, and scientific and military experts. The authors shows there that these concepts are based on sound military thinking and therefore can deter aggression. The SAS defense concept proposes a structural change in air, naval, and land forces. This article deals only with land forces, which have three components in this concept: static light infantry, light and heavy armored formations, and troops for rear area defense. The third component is not considered here because it is only of secondary importance for the military rationale of the SAS proposal. It is the interaction between the other two elements that inspired Egbert Boeker to term the SAS concept spider in the web. 6 refs.

• OSTI ID: 6715028
• Journal Information: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; (USA), Journal Name: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; (USA) Vol. 44:7; ISSN BASIA; ISSN 0096-5243
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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