Reconciling the Irreconcilable: Alliance Politics and the Paradox of Extended Deterrence in the 1960s.

DETERRENCE (Military strategy); MILITARY history; EUROPEAN military history; UNITED States military history; BRITISH military history

Shows the differing perceptions on the requirements for deterrence in Europe, and assesses the nature of the compromise which resulted in the adoption of the doctrine of flexible response in the 1960s. Review of the U.S. security policy; Adoption of guidelines for the use of nuclear weapons; Implications for the British nuclear deterrent.