Rethinking the Nuclear Weapons Dilemma in Europe

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction: Rethinking the Nuclear Weapons Dilemma in Europe....Pages 1-10
Editor’s Note....Pages 11-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Managing NATO’s Nuclear Business: The Lessons of INF....Pages 15-28
SDI, Alliance Coherence, and East-West Nuclear Stability....Pages 29-58
Coupling and Decoupling: The Prospects for Extended Deterrence....Pages 59-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
No First Use of Nuclear Weapons....Pages 73-85
From Flexible Response to No Early First Use....Pages 86-114
Current NATO Strategy and No First Use: What Can They Accomplish?....Pages 115-131
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Non-Nuclear, Non-Provocative Defence for Europe....Pages 135-145
West German Alternatives for Reducing Reliance on Nuclear Weapons....Pages 146-182
Are we Talking About the Right Issue?....Pages 183-204
For a NATO Defensive Deterrent....Pages 205-220
NATO Strategy: Can Conventional Forces Deter a Conventional Attack?....Pages 221-235
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
Conventional Wisdom and Unconventional Possibilities....Pages 239-245
Confidence and Security Building Measures and the European Neutrals....Pages 246-254
PALs for Allies and Adversaries....Pages 255-266
Crisis Management by Crisis Prevention: Reducing Major Power Involvement in Third World Conflicts....Pages 267-286
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
How Can Arms Control Raise the Nuclear Threshold in Europe?....Pages 291-301
The M(B)FR Negotiations, the Military Balance and Détente in Europe....Pages 302-312
CDE, MBFR, and the Arms Control Process....Pages 313-321
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Conventional Arms Control and the Nuclear Weapons Dilemma in Europe....Pages 322-337
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Labour’s Defence and Security Policy....Pages 341-355
Arms Control for the ‘Successor Generation’....Pages 356-368
Back Matter....Pages 369-374