Going Nuclear, but How?: The Netherlands Army and Tactical Nuclear Warfare in Europe, 1953–1968
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 nato-member s... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
Schlagwörter: | nuclear warfare / Cold War / tactical nuclear weapons / war plans / 1 Netherlands Corps / nato / forward defence |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26836797 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/427056 |