LASL panel on tactical nuclear warfare. Report of the fifth meeting (short title: TAC-5), April 5--6, 1977

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7091279· OSTI ID:7091279

Wellnitz, B A

Deterrent and defensive roles of theater nuclear forces are discussed and the interfaces between these forces and other elements of US power in both political and military terms are investigated. Subjects include the ways in which NATO could use nuclear weapons in direct defense in the face of a Pact attack, the actions NATO could take to preserve its integrity against a Pact attack using nuclear weapons, the purely military objectives of engaging rear-area targets with nuclear weapons and the other uses of theater nuclear forces, in peacetime as well as in war, and in other theaters as well as in Central Europe. Also discussed are the arms control issues associated with theater nuclear forces, including their implications for SALT, MBFR and nuclear proliferation.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 7091279
• Report Number(s): LA-6908-MS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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