Warning and Response

dc.creator	V.C. Muller
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:00Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:00Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/11-2-660
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/eb318a8ea75d4923b253c143f26f260f
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/7932
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/eb318a8ea75d4923b253c143f26f260f
dc.description	Julian Critchley is the Conservative MP for Aldershot. Although the subtitle of the book reads: 'A study of surprise attack in the 20th century and an analysis of its lessons for the future,' and although the author illustrates his thesis by citing examples of surprise attack in the various wars since 1939, the essence of this work is concern for the Central European front of NATO. For years, NATO'S plans have been based on the assumption that there would be a period of warning resulting from the deterioration of the international situation and overt activity on the part of the Warsaw Pact forces. Critchley examines the ability of NATO to predict and to respond to the Soviet - Warsaw Pact threat; he believes that NATO's defence must be credible without reliance upon warning, that warning signs are invariably misinterpreted, disbelieved and filtered by the preconceptions of the politicians. Not even the ability to read the enemy's codes is a guarantee of learning his intentions. He concludes that the warning of attack is bound to be ambiguous and suggests that in order to prevent war NATO must restore tactical nuclear deterrence in Europe.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/660
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 11, Iss 2 (2012)
dc.subject	Julian Critchley
dc.subject	Leo Cooper
dc.subject	examples of surprise attacks
dc.subject	NATO
dc.subject	Warsaw Pact forces
dc.subject	the warning of attack
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	Warning and Response
dc.type	Article