NATO's nuclear modernization dilemma, por Hans Binnendijk
Nível de descrição
Documento simples
Código de referência
PT/ADN/IEEI/005/0115
Título
NATO's nuclear modernization dilemma, por Hans Binnendijk
Datas de produção
1989-03-21
a
1989-06-20
Dimensão e suporte
21 pg. impressas
Âmbito e conteúdo
The present study deals with the prospects of the 1989’s NATO summit, organised with the objective of dealing with the nuclear modernisation problem – driven by the need to replace the Lance missile and existing gravity bombs by the mid-1990s. Without this modernisation, NATO faced functional unilateral disarmament of short-range missiles. Yet significant opposition has risen towards NATO’s plan, and the outcome of these deliberations remain, therefore, uncertain. Deliberation processes remaining open and ambiguity being a reality in the beginning of 1989, the present article is intended to serve as a guide for the debate. It reviews the rapidly changing strategic landscape and assesses the need for nuclear modernisation as the current force structure declines in size and capability. It describes the Alliance's modernisation plans, discusses criteria for the force's size and disposition, and analyses alternative deployment possibilities. An independent European nuclear force is discussed following this as a hypothetical alternative to modernising American weapons. Political problems in both the US Congress and West Germany are examined. Finally, arms-control opportunities are analysed.
Idioma e escrita
Inglês
Existência e localização de originais
Binnendijk, Hans, NATO's nuclear modernization dilemma. Estratégia - Revista de Estudos Internacionais: Lisboa. IEEI. Nº 6. (1989) p. 143-160
Existência e localização de cópias
PT_ADN_IEEI_005_0115_Hans_Binnendijk_ NATO_nuclear_modernization_dilemma