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Nuclear weapons in Europe. Modernization and limitation

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OSTI ID:7036999

Contributors in political and security affairs from nine NATO countries examine the evolution of nuclear doctrine and forces in NATO and in the Warsaw Pact Oranization. They assess the impact of the deployment of long-range nuclear theater forces on overall military balance, the differences among Atlantic alliance members, the influence of public opinion in NATO countries, and options for achieving negotiated limits. Contents: 1. Nuclear Weapons in Europe: Perspectives on Negotiations; 2. Military Factors in Europe; 3. Allies, Angst, and Arms control: New Troubles for an Old Partnership; 4. Long-Range-Theater Nuclear Forces in Europe: The Primacy of Politics; 5. Security Policy and Arms Control: A European Perspective; 6. Prospects for Limiting Nuclear Forces in Europe; 7. Intermediate-Nuclear-Force Negotiation: Issued and Alternatives; 8. The Atlantic Alliance: Summing Up; 9. NATO and Nuclear Deterrence.

OSTI ID:
7036999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English