North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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International Organization, 1954, vol. 8, issue 4, 596-599

Abstract: According to press information, a study of the effects of atomic and hydrogen weapons on the strategy of the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Forces, Europe (SHAPE) had been concluded in the summer of 1954 after more than nine months preparation. Although the report itself was said to be classified “cosmic top secret”, it was reported to have concluded, first, that future warfare would inevitably be atomic and, second, that the peak of destruction in a future war would come at the outset, rather than building up gradually as in the past. It was further reported that the study had led to the conclusion that the initial target for atomic weapons would be the opposing air, ground and naval forces and not, as had previously been believed, the industrial areas. The results of this study would, it was felt, affect SHAPE military goals so that they would Stress a permanent “ready” force of approximately 25 first-class divisions and about 9,000 highly trained modern jet aircraft.

Date: 1954
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