Word: nuclear
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...territory, but West Germany last week indicated that it would do so only if joined by one other Continental NATO member. Bonn's ruling Social Democratic Party is worried about a potential uproar from its vocal left wing if West Germany becomes the only Continental NATO state to have nuclear missiles capable of reaching the U.S.S.R. Washington remains optimistic that...
Despite all the attention paid to strategic weapons, experts are nearly unanimous that the U.S. would be making a dangerous error if it continued concentrating as much as it has on the nuclear balance. As long ago as the mid-1960s, when targets in the U.S. first became vulnerable to Soviet ICBMS, the threat of massive nuclear retaliation lost some of its credibility, and thus some of its ability to deter Soviet aggression. Would U.S. leaders really defend Western Europe by launching a nuclear strike against the U.S.S.R. if that could trigger a devastating Soviet counterstrike at New York...
...nuclear attack submarines. The admirals would like an extra $2 billion to $2.5 billion for shipbuilding in 1980. This would buy two more attack submarines, one more destroyer armed with the devastatingly accurate AEGIS guided-missile weapons system, a landing ship for the Marines and two oilers. The oiler shortage typifies the Navy's plight. While at least 21 oilers are needed to keep the fleet steaming, only 16 are available and ten of these were commissioned before the end of World War II. Mines are also scarce, and torpedo stockpiles are so low that there are not even enough...
Resupply Capabilities. According to General Jones, "In any large operation or full-blown conflict short of a nuclear exchange, lift becomes a very critical factor." He feels that the Pentagon's ability to resupply troops rapidly on the battlefield is "one of the areas in which we run into limitations early." Though the Air Force would have sufficient planes to rush troops overseas, including requisitioned commercial airliners, it would not have enough to take along-their arms and equipment...
...American and European companies. The retrenchment has proved particularly disturbing to France, which ranked as China's fourth largest trading partner in 1976. By last year it had slipped to eighth place and prospects for improvement diminished even more with the cancellation this year of contracts for two nuclear reactors worth $2 billion. The ebbing commercial ties reflect not only France's inability to compete successfully with such industrial rivals as West Germany and Japan, but perhaps also Peking's displeasure with French reluctance to supply China with modern weaponry, including Mirage fighter planes. Giscard has pointedly...