Fire Brigade or Tocsin? Nato's ACE Mobile Force, Flexible Response and the Cold War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11158152 |
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| Authors | Sean M Maloney (corresponding author), Sean Maloney |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 585-613 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Strategic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2390 • E-ISSN: 1743-937X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1362369042000314529 |
| OpenAlex | W2054778506 |
| Language | EN |
During the Cold War, NATO planners created the Allied Command Europe Mobile Force (Land) to implement proto-flexible response strategies. Originally conceived as a means to plug gaps in the NATO Central Region "Shield" forces with portable tactical nuclear weapons, ACE Mobile Force evolved into a signalling device intended to forestall an escalatory situation with Soviet and Warsaw Pact forces on NATO's northern and southern flanks. The story of ACE Mobile Force is a lens from which to view the implementation of Flexible Response, particularly in the mature period of the 1970s and 1980s
Aeronautics · Cold war · Political economy · Political science · Shield · Sociology · Engineering · Geology · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law · Military History and Strategy · Nuclear Issues and Defense
| Highly cited | No |
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