Abstract

Part 1 Nato, nuclear weapons and conventional defence: flexible response problems with nuclear reliance raising with the nuclear threshold minimum deterrence common security conclusion. Part 2 NATO'S central front: the political context the geography of the central front NATO - organization and deployment the WTO - organization and deployment conclusion. Part 3 the military balance: bean counting measuring force effectiveness analysing combat dynamics conclusion. Part 4 Soviet military doctrine: the great patriotic war Stalin and the nuclear age the 'Revolution in Military Affairs' developing a conventional variant the Orgarkov Revolution Gorbachev and 'New Thinking' conclusion. Part 5 NATO operational doctrine: airland battle and US Army doctrine defending Nothern Germany - the British-NORTHAG concept of operations follow-on forces attack (FOFA) conclusion. Part 6 non-offensive defence: the development of non-offensive defence the Spider and the Web - the SAS model characteristics of non-offensive defence criticisms of non-offensive defence.

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