The Nature and Practice of Flexible Response:: Nato Strategy and Theater Nuclear Forces Since 1967

Examines the debate within the North Atlantic Alliance about the strategic concept of flexible response and its implications for the evolution of NATO's theater nuclear posture and employment doctrine from 1967 to 1991. CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES ABBREVIATIONS PREFACE Introduction. THE NATURE AND PRACTICE OF FLEXIBLE RESPONSE 1. THE NATURE OF FLEXIBLE RESPONSE 1. THE REQUIREMENTS OF EXTENDED DETERRENCE 2. FLEXIBLE RESPONSE—A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS 2. THE PRACTICE OF FLEXIBLE RESPONSE 3. THE DEBATE ABOUT NUCLEAR EMPLOYMENT 1967–1986 4. THE DEBATE ABOUT NUCLEAR FORCES: 1970–1977 5. THE DEBATE ABOUT NUCLEAR FORCES: 1977–1979 6. THE DEBATE ABOUT NUCLEAR FORCES: 1980–1989 7. NATO STRATEGY AND NUCLEAR FORCES IN THE 1990s APPENDIX NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX