Conventional Deterrence
Published on 15. June 1989
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-333-47593-5 (ISBN)
Description
A selection of ten lectures on the future of conventional deterrence is drawn together by a new essay on the subject. The study suggests how NATO policy, strategy and tactics must evolve to cope with new circumstances and limited budgets, and the role Britain should play in this.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-47593-5 (9780333475935)
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Thomas Boyd-Carpenter
Conventional Deterrence into the 1990s
E-Book
06/1989
Palgrave Macmillan
€52.99
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Content
Part 1: the political context of deterrence; matching the future; a prescription for Britain. Part 2: defence - a sense of balance, Rt.Hon. George Younger, MP; US military power and global security, Admiral Crowe, USN; smart weapons - trends and capabilities, Dr A.R.Newbery; defence procurement and the impact of high technology, T.A.Campobasso; co-operation and competition - the western European contribution to Alliance security policies, Professor Sir Ronald Mason; the land battle and the army's needs, General Hans-Henning von Sandrart; the future of land/air warfare, General Sir Nigel Bagnall; air force capabilities, Lieutenant General Walter Schmitz; defence and international security - transatlantic perspectives, Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Dalton; future Alliance policies, Professor L.W.Martin.