Emerging Technologies and Military Doctrine: A Political Assessment

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Problems facing the Alliance....Pages 3-17
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Trends in Military Technology....Pages 21-26
Emerging Technologies and Conventional Defence....Pages 27-43
Artificial Intelligence....Pages 44-52
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The American Strategic Defence Initiative and the Conventional Defence of Western Europe....Pages 55-65
Don’t Shoot at Deterrence....Pages 66-72
Deep Strike....Pages 73-88
Emphasising Defence....Pages 89-109
Arguments and Counterarguments Concerning Defensive Defence....Pages 110-115
Emphasising Defence: an Ongoing Non-debate in the Federal Republic of Germany....Pages 116-124
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Emerging Technologies and the Politics of Doctrinal Debate....Pages 127-140
Surveillance Satellites, a European Role?....Pages 141-146
The Future of Unmanned Aircraft....Pages 147-155
The Patriot Missile — an Arms Control Impact Analysis....Pages 156-176
The Military Relevance of Recent Cooperative ET Projects....Pages 177-196
European and Atlantic Arms Cooperation....Pages 197-202
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Business As Usual?....Pages 205-214
Can Non-provocative Defence Provide Atlantic Security?....Pages 215-219
Soviet Responses to Emerging Technology Weapons and New Defensive Concepts....Pages 220-238
Dialogue on the Military Effectiveness of Non-provocative Defence....Pages 239-250
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Impact of Emerging Technologies and Military Doctrines on Crisis Stability, Arms Control and Disarmament, and Détente....Pages 251-263
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Paving the Way to European Security....Pages 267-275
Conventional Defence for Europe....Pages 276-276
Back Matter....Pages 278-328