The Need for an Alternative Nato Strategy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4997477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bjorn Moller (0000-0001-9563-2665, Centre of Peace and Conflict Research at the University of Copenhagen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 61-74 |
| Publication date | 1987-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002234338702400106 |
| OpenAlex | W2134230819 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 20 |
This article identifies two of the main problems facing NATO: The futile quest for 'balance' and the associated reliance on nuclear escalation It evaluates two proposed solutions to these problems in the light of a dual criterion: A viable defence policy must avoid a never-ending arms race, and it must avoid war - be it a premeditated aggression or a crisis escalating to war. The most prominent reform adopted in recent years is reliance on 'deep strikes' as implied by the Follow-On Forces Attack (FOFA) doctrine. It represents a 'fallacy of the last step', by not taking into account the likely Warsaw Pact response. The outcome will thus be increased instability in crises as well as another round in the arms race. An alternative solution would be a non-offensive defence relying on dispersed, de-centralized and short- range forces. This might increase crisis stability as well as eliminate the need for 'balance', thus acting as a break on the arms race
Aggression · Arms race · Balance (ability) · Cold war · Computer security · Doctrine · Economics · Fallacy · Law and economics · Mathematical economics · Offensive · Operations research · Outcome (game theory) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Computer Science · Engineering · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Psychology · Social Psychology
The command and control of nuclear forces
An alternative to war or surrender.
System and process in international politics
Supporting Paper
The Soviet Union
Perception and Misperception in International Politics
Military Strategy in Transition
The Retaliatory Offensive and Operational Realities in Nato
The Soviet Union
There are alternatives! Four roads to peace and security
The Threat
The Soviet Union
Cooperation under the Security Dilemma
Nuclear Weapons and the Atlantic Alliance
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 2009 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |