Life after INF (Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces): West Germany in the year 2000. Study project

Technical Report · Mon Mar 14 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6911320

Lauter, V A

West Germany should be much wealthier in 2000, with an aging populace seeking a higher quality of life, economic security and increased trade with the Warsaw Pact. The United States is expected to alter the military equilibrium of this prosperous society. Removing intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF) should trigger a chain of events that would speed up the Europeanization of Europe. Germany and France would establish a bilateral military force within NATO, and France would then forward deploy two additional divisions and nuclear weapons onto German soil. These events would present significant foreign-policy challenges to the United States. These include dealing with a more independent-minded German ally, supporting the growing military power and influence of France, and playing a less visible role in NATO. Information for this study was gathered using a review of the literature and analyzing the views of key military and civilian NATO experts.

• Research Organization: Air War Coll., Maxwell AFB, AL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6911320
• Report Number(s): AD-A-193972/7/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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