Word: generality
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Warsaw Pact's strength continues to grow. But Washington's new stress on NATO has begun showing such encouraging results that U.S. generals now think that the East's ability to mount a successful blitz is decreasing. NATO Commanding General Alexander Haig told TIME: "You don't do these things overnight. In 1975 we designed a series of flexibility studies to improve our reaction time and enhance the alliance. We came up with about 900 findings and they served as a basis for our program...
...million Boeing 707s cleared a major hurdle two weeks ago when it was okayed by a key committee of West Germany's Bundestag. Designed as an airborne command post, AWACS can detect enemy planes from as far away as 400 miles and then coordinate attacks against them. Says General John W. Pauly, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe: "With AWACS, our air defense becomes about 500% more effective...
...still got a long way to go," says General George Blanchard, commander of the NATO-based U.S. Seventh Army, "but we want troops from the States to come here with just their battle gear and personal belongings. The rest would be waiting for them here; much of it already is." As a result, Haig estimates that the number of U.S. combat brigades that could be rushed to Europe within 30 days has doubled...
Equally important has been the integration of some of the alliance's communications systems. Says one U.S. Air Force general: "Previously, we did not even have proper coordination between ground and air units in case of war. It's hard to believe, but it was true...
...While it would be possible, in time of crisis, to strengthen a German division with a Belgian battalion, this unit would continue to be supplied by the Belgians, even down to rations. As a first step toward untangling the potential mess, NATO has created the post of Assistant Secretary General for Logistics...