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May 19, 1962

Memorandum by Chief of Defense Staff Aldo Ross to Minister of Defense Andreotti

This document was made possible with support from MacArthur Foundation

Discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of accepting the terms of nuclear warfare proposed at a NATO meeting in Athens. Whether or not to respond to a Soviet nuclear attack with an atomic weapon of equal strength was debated at the meeting, as well as the role that conventional weapons would play in such a conflict.

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Istituto Luigi Sturzo, Archivio Giulio Andreotti, NATO Series, Box 162, Subseries 1, Folder 017.

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2017-06-27

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Memorandum

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155292

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Secret

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MacArthur Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) and Istituto Luigi Sturzo