Berlin Contingency Planning
Prelude to Flexible Response, 1958-1963
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11158902 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sean M Maloney (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 99-134 |
| Publication date | 2002-03-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/714004038 |
| OpenAlex | W2052620988 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Cold War Berlin Contingency Planning was an important series of developments which heralded the establishment of NATO's Flexible Response strategy, a significant benchmark in the history of Western strategic thought and the place of nuclear weapons in it. Highly secret at the time, examining the BERCONs reveals the fears and aspirations of NATO policy-makers, particularly in the Kennedy administration which presided over the two most visible and dangerous Cold War confrontations: Berlin and Cuba. The BERCON process also demonstrates that the United States could be influenced by its allies, particularly Canada, in the development of NATO strategy
Administration (probate law · Berlin wall · Cold war · Contingency · Contingency plan · Economic history · Economics · Management · Nuclear strategy · Nuclear weapon · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · History · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Military History and Strategy · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Philosophy · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2006 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |