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Nonoffensive Defence

Alternative Strategy for N. A. T. O.

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  • © 1991

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Authors:
  1. David Gates

    1. University of Aberdeen, UK

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. NATO and the Quest for Alternatives, 1949–89

    • David Gates
    Pages 1-57

  3. Supporters and Models of ‘Non-Offensive Defence’

    • David Gates
    Pages 58-70

  4. War, Peace and Collective Security

    • David Gates
    Pages 71-103

  5. Dimensions of ‘Defensive Defence’

    • David Gates
    Pages 104-183

  6. Concluding Remarks

    • David Gates
    Pages 184-186

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 187-205
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Throughout the 1980s numerous calls were made for Nato to change its strategy to one in which nuclear weapons played either a much smaller role or none at all. Among proposed alternatives were several so-called "defensive" strategies. This book examines these alternatives.

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  • University of Aberdeen, UK

    David Gates

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