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Author : Edwin C. Gibson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (316 download)
Download or read book NATO and the Employment of Tactical Nuclear Weapons written by Edwin C. Gibson and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Douglas T. Stuart
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO written by Douglas T. Stuart and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: is understudied, both inside and outside of government. Tactical weapons, although less awesome than their strategic siblings, carry significant security and political risks, and they have not received the attention that is commensurate to their importance. Second, it is clear that whatever the future of these arms, the status quo is unacceptable. It is past the time for NATO to make more resolute decisions, find a coherent strategy, and formulate more definite plans about its nuclear status. Consequently, decisions about the role of nuclear weapons within the Alliance and the associated supporting analysis are fundamental to the future identity of NATO. At the Lisbon Summit in Portugal in November 2010, the Alliance agreed to conduct the Deterrence and Defense Posture Review (DDPR). This effort is designed to answer these difficult questions prior to the upcoming NATO Summit in May 2012.
Author : Tom Nichols
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
ISBN 13 : 9781298046284
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (462 download)
Download or read book Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO - Scholar's Choice Edition written by Tom Nichols and published by Scholar's Choice. This book was released on 2015-02-16 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Total Pages : 544 pages
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Download or read book Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "NATO has been a "nuclear" alliance since its inception. Nuclear weapons have served the dual purpose of being part of NATO military planning as well as being central to the Alliance's deterrence strategy. For over 4 decades, NATO allies sought to find conventional and nuclear forces, doctrines, and agreed strategies that linked the defense of Europe to that of the United States. Still, in light of the evolving security situation, the Alliance must now consider the role and future of tactical or non-strategic nuclear weapons (NSNWs). Two clear conclusions emerge from this analysis. First, in the more than 2 decades since the end of the Cold War, the problem itself -- that is, the question of what to do with weapons designed in a previous century for the possibility of a World War III against a military alliance that no longer exists -- is understudied, both inside and outside of government. Tactical weapons, although less awesome than their strategic siblings, carry significant security and political risks, and they have not received the attention that is commensurate to their importance. Second, it is clear that whatever the future of these arms, the status quo is unacceptable. It is past the time for NATO to make more resolute decisions, find a coherent strategy, and formulate more definite plans about its nuclear status. Consequently, decisions about the role of nuclear weapons within the Alliance and the associated supporting analysis are fundamental to the future identity of NATO. At the Lisbon Summit in Portugal in November 2010, the Alliance agreed to conduct the Deterrence and Defense Posture Review (DDPR). This effort is designed to answer these difficult questions prior to the upcoming NATO Summit in May 2012. The United States and its closest allies must define future threats and, in doing so, clarify NATO's identity, purpose, and corresponding force requirements. So far, NATO remains a "nuclear alliance," but it is increasingly hard to define what that means."--Publisher's website.
Author : Roger F. X. Carney
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)
Download or read book Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Europe written by Roger F. X. Carney and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the study was to determine the future principles of employment of tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) in the NATO Central Region and the manner in which they should be integrated into the overall force structure. This study concentrates on the command and control and stockpiling aspects of this very difficult and politically sensitive problem. The four models offered are: (1) mixed stockpile of U.S. and non-U.S. tactical nuclear weapons; (2) stockpile solely in the custody of U.S. forces positioned in the Central Region (current situation); (3) non-U.S. tactical nuclear weapon stockpile on the Central Region; and (4) U.S. only TNW stockpile positioned outside the Central Region. Although conceding that alternative number 2 is the only realistic solution for the present situation, this study concludes that alternative number one will become increasingly attractive in the future, particularly with the continued trend toward the political unification of Western Europe. (Author).
Author : Paolo Foradori
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136203222
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (362 download)
Download or read book Tactical Nuclear Weapons and Euro-Atlantic Security written by Paolo Foradori and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive examination of the important security issue of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe. Nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament have returned to the top of the international political agenda. The issue assumes particular importance in regard to NATO, given that some 150–200 US tactical nuclear weapons (TNWs) are still present in five countries belonging to the Alliance (Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey). The past few years have seen animated debate in the United States and Europe on the role of such weapons in the current scenario of international security, and whether they can be further reduced or completely removed from Europe. Bringing together leading scholars and analysts of TNW with country-specific competences, this volume improves our understanding of this debate by providing in-depth analysis of the presence, role, perceived value and destiny of TNWs in Europe. The book addresses the issue in a systematic manner, taking into account the perspectives of all main actors directly or indirectly involved in the debate. This approach provides new and important insights that can inform both theoretical and policy work on a very critical and timely international issue, especially during the ongoing review of NATO's deterrence and defence posture. This book will be of much interest to students of European politics, European security, nuclear proliferation, and IR in general.
Author : James A. Quinlan
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)
Download or read book Viability of a Tactical Nuclear Defense for NATO. written by James A. Quinlan and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The basic question is whether or not reliance, by the US and NATO, on a tactical nuclear defense is realistic. Past, current and potential doctrine and policy are examined. Data was gathered using a literature search. The tremendous numbers of tactical nuclear weapons available to both NATO and the Warsaw Pact, the consequences of employment of these weapons, and the alternatives to their use indicate that the value of tactical nuclear weapons lies in their continued presence as a deterrent force. The implications, domestic and international, inherent in the final decision to employ tactical nucelar weapons and the ramifications of control after initial use have led to the apparent unclear nuclear employment policy of NATO. (AUthor).
Author : John P Rose
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000301222
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book The Evolution Of U.s. Army Nuclear Doctrine, 1945-1980 written by John P Rose and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of U.S. Army nuclear doctrine—policies, plans, procedures, tactics, and techniques—since World War II, its impact on Army forces, and its role in future wars is the subject of this policy-oriented analysis. The definition of Army nuclear doctrine advanced by the author clearly implies a distinction between policy for the employment of nuclear weapons as determined by the president and the role adduced by the Army. Dr. Rose suggests that developments—both nuclear and conventional—in U.S. Army tactical doctrine have been more responsive to political preferences held by national authorities than to the real nature of the potential threat and rigors of the nuclear battlefield. Further, he argues that the type of war preparations favored by U.S. political authorities over the last fifteen years and the type of war for which the Soviet Union is preparing differ markedly, making the U.S. Army poorly prepared for a major war.
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ISBN 13 : 9781584875253
Total Pages : 517 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (752 download)
Download or read book Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATO has been a "nuclear" alliance since its inception. Nuclear weapons have served the dual purpose of being part of NATO military planning as well as being central to the Alliance's deterrence strategy. For over 4 decades, NATO allies sought to find conventional and nuclear forces, doctrines, and agreed strategies that linked the defense of Europe to that of the United States. Still, in light of the evolving security situation, the Alliance must now consider the role and future of tactical or non-strategic nuclear weapons (NSNWs). Two clear conclusions emerge from this analysis. First, in the more than 2 decades since the end of the Cold War, the problem itself -- that is, the question of what to do with weapons designed in a previous century for the possibility of a World War III against a military alliance that no longer exists -- is understudied, both inside and outside of government. Tactical weapons, although less awesome than their strategic siblings, carry significant security and political risks, and they have not received the attention that is commensurate to their importance. Second, it is clear that whatever the future of these arms, the status quo is unacceptable. It is past the time for NATO to make more resolute decisions, find a coherent strategy, and formulate more definite plans about its nuclear status. Consequently, decisions about the role of nuclear weapons within the Alliance and the associated supporting analysis are fundamental to the future identity of NATO. At the Lisbon Summit in Portugal in November 2010, the Alliance agreed to conduct the Deterrence and Defense Posture Review (DDPR). This effort is designed to answer these difficult questions prior to the upcoming NATO Summit in May 2012. The United States and its closest allies must define future threats and, in doing so, clarify NATO's identity, purpose, and corresponding force requirements. So far, NATO remains a "nuclear alliance," but it is increasingly hard to define what that means.
Author : United States. Department of the Army
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Nuclear Weapons and NATO written by United States. Department of the Army and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 : 9781584875253
Total Pages : 517 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (752 download)
Download or read book Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "NATO has been a "nuclear" alliance since its inception. Nuclear weapons have served the dual purpose of being part of NATO military planning as well as being central to the Alliance's deterrence strategy. For over 4 decades, NATO allies sought to find conventional and nuclear forces, doctrines, and agreed strategies that linked the defense of Europe to that of the United States. Still, in light of the evolving security situation, the Alliance must now consider the role and future of tactical or non-strategic nuclear weapons (NSNWs). Two clear conclusions emerge from this analysis. First, in the more than 2 decades since the end of the Cold War, the problem itself -- that is, the question of what to do with weapons designed in a previous century for the possibility of a World War III against a military alliance that no longer exists -- is understudied, both inside and outside of government. Tactical weapons, although less awesome than their strategic siblings, carry significant security and political risks, and they have not received the attention that is commensurate to their importance. Second, it is clear that whatever the future of these arms, the status quo is unacceptable. It is past the time for NATO to make more resolute decisions, find a coherent strategy, and formulate more definite plans about its nuclear status. Consequently, decisions about the role of nuclear weapons within the Alliance and the associated supporting analysis are fundamental to the future identity of NATO. At the Lisbon Summit in Portugal in November 2010, the Alliance agreed to conduct the Deterrence and Defense Posture Review (DDPR). This effort is designed to answer these difficult questions prior to the upcoming NATO Summit in May 2012. The United States and its closest allies must define future threats and, in doing so, clarify NATO's identity, purpose, and corresponding force requirements. So far, NATO remains a "nuclear alliance," but it is increasingly hard to define what that means."--Publisher's website
Author : Thomas M. Nichols
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781304074850
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (748 download)
Download or read book Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO (Enlarged Edition) written by Thomas M. Nichols and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "NATO has been a "nuclear" alliance since its inception. Nuclear weapons have served the dual purpose of being part of NATO military planning as well as being central to the Alliance's deterrence strategy. For over 4 decades, NATO allies sought to find conventional and nuclear forces, doctrines, and agreed strategies that linked the defense of Europe to that of the United States. Still, in light of the evolving security situation, the Alliance must now consider the role and future of tactical or non-strategic nuclear weapons (NSNWs). Two clear conclusions emerge from this analysis. First, in the more than 2 decades since the end of the Cold War, the problem itself -- that is, the question of what to do with weapons designed in a previous century for the possibility of a World War III against a military alliance that no longer exists -- is understudied, both inside and outside of government. Tactical weapons, although less awesome than their strategic siblings, carry significant security and political risks, and they have not received the attention that is commensurate to their importance. Second, it is clear that whatever the future of these arms, the status quo is unacceptable. It is past the time for NATO to make more resolute decisions, find a coherent strategy, and formulate more definite plans about its nuclear status. Consequently, decisions about the role of nuclear weapons within the Alliance and the associated supporting analysis are fundamental to the future identity of NATO. At the Lisbon Summit in Portugal in November 2010, the Alliance agreed to conduct the Deterrence and Defense Posture Review (DDPR). This effort is designed to answer these difficult questions prior to the upcoming NATO Summit in May 2012. The United States and its closest allies must define future threats and, in doing so, clarify NATO's identity, purpose, and corresponding force requirements. So far, NATO remains a "nuclear alliance," but it is increasingly hard to define what that means."--Publisher's website
Author : Edward G. Ferguson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (958 download)
Download or read book Tactical Nuclear Weapons written by Edward G. Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This study answers the question -- Why does America have tactical nuclear weapons (TNWs) in Europe today? -- treating America and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as unitary actors and using a comparative history of three time periods. In the 1950s, the United States, in conjunction with NATO, placed atomic weapons in several European locations. As the Soviet empire began to falter in the 1990s, NATO and the United States reexamined the role of TNWs in their respective strategies. By the 2000s, various aspects of the weapons in Europe needed to be refurbished for them to remain viable. The need for a life extension program drove the latest reappraisal of TNWs in NATO and the United States' security strategies. Answering questions on threats, value, emplacement, and employment is facilitated through an examination of the evolution of TNWs as a character in these strategies. An intricate cycle of interaction between diplomatic, economic, and military concerns was uncovered. As the threats to state's interests diminish and reappear the value of TNWs in countering these dangers fluctuates, but the presence of these nuclear weapons always induces uncertainty in an adversary with extremely high consequences for making the wrong decision. The value of TNWs lies in their ambiguity. In the 1950s NATO and American security strategies relied heavily on their destructive power to deter the USSR and defeat an attack should deterrence fail. The dissolution of the Soviet Bloc in the 1990s changed the value of TNWs. In light of the uncertainty and threat of regional disputes expanding into global conflicts, TNWs were maintained in Europe to stabilize NATO and ensure the Alliance had the means to enforce its security strategy. In the 2000s, the rise of terrorism and a resurgent Russia are increasing both the desire to rely on the destructive power of TNWs and the threat of a non-state actor using them. TNWs are an irreplaceable military capability in tilting an adversary's calculation on the use of violence in the favor of the United States and NATO. Today, NATO needs TNWs to reassure itself of America's commitment to European security and to deter Russian aggression."--Abstract.
Author : Jeffrey Record
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Europe written by Jeffrey Record and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hvad er USA's taktiske nukleare politik i NATO baseret på? -og hvor vigtig er tilstedeværelsen i Europa? - og i så fald hvor meget?
Author : William C. Potter
Publisher : United Nations Publications UNIDIR
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Tactical Nuclear Weapons written by William C. Potter and published by United Nations Publications UNIDIR. This book was released on 2000 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A decade after the Bush-Gorbachov unilateral declarations on tactical nuclear weapons, this class of arms is again a cause for concern. This study looks further into the problem of tactical nuclear weapons in the post Cold War world. The first part of the report examines the developments in the United States-Russian relationship, and gives concrete policy recommendations. The second part outlines the different definitions and concepts concerning tactical nuclear weapons. This publication also includes statistics and tables showing the types, the delivery systems and the locations of tactical nuclear weapons throughout the world. [UN website]
Author : U. S. Army
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781549749940
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (499 download)
Download or read book Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO written by U. S. Army and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-14 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important report from the U.S. Army's Strategic Studies Institute provides the complete history of tactical nuclear weapons starting with the early days of the Cold War, along with unique up-to-date insights into the future of tactical nukes in Europe and Asia. The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was "a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart" - a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, "non-strategic nuclear weapons") still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, "the longest deadlock" in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the "reset" of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. Preface * Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO: An Introductory Reminiscence * PART I. THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS * 1. The Historical Context * 2. Tactical Nuclear Weapons in NATO and Beyond: A Historical and Thematic Examination * 3. U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy and Policymaking: The Asian Experience * PART II. RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVES ON TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS * 4. Russian Perspectives on Tactical Nuclear Weapons * 5. Russian Doctrine on Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Contexts, Prisms, and Connections * 6. Aspects of the Current Russian Perspective on Tactical Nuclear Weapons * 7. Influences on Russian Policy and Possibilities for Reduction in Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons * 8. Russian Perspectives on Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons * PART III. EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES * 9. Introduction of European Policies and Opinions Relating to Tactical Nuclear Weapons * 10. The Role and Place of Tactical Nuclear Weapons - A NATO Perspective * 11. European and German Perspectives * 12. European Perspectives * 13. Europe, NATO's Tactical Nuclear Conundrum, and Public Debate: Be Careful What You Wish For * PART IV. AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES * 14. American Perspectives on Tactical Nuclear Weapons * 15. The Role of Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons: An American Perspective * 16. NATO's Nuclear Debate: The Broader Strategic Context * 17. Role of Nuclear Weapons in NATO's Deterrence and Defense Posture Review: Prospects for Change * PART V. ARMS CONTROL AS AN OPTION * 18. Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO: Arms Control as an Option * 19. Arms Control Options for Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons * 20. Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO: A Conventional Arms Control Perspective * 21. Arms Control after START * 22. The Conventional and Nuclear Nexus in Europe * PART VI. CONCLUSION * 23. Summing Up and Issues for the Future
Author : Oliver Ramsbotham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Modernizing NATO's Nuclear Weapons written by Oliver Ramsbotham and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
