Going Nuclear, but How? The Netherlands Army and Tactical Nuclear Warfare in Europe, 1953–1968
Abstract In the historiography of nuclear arms in the Cold War the political and military strategic levels are dominant; little attention has been paid to the sub-strategic levels. This is understandable, because most archival material has been destroyed or is still classified. However, it is also remarkable because tactical nuclear weapons ( tnw ) were a crucial element in nato strategies and because all nato forces had to prepare, down to the lowest levels, to fight a war by nuclear means. Based on previously unused archives, this article analyses how the Dutch army, as an army of a small na... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | International Journal of Military History and Historiography ; volume 42, issue 2, page 378-412 ; ISSN 2468-3299 2468-3302 |
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Brill
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Schlagwörter: | History |
Sprache: | unknown |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26822430 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/24683302-bja10019 |