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June 17, 1961

Memorandum by General Staff of Defense (SMD), 'Atlantic Alliance's strategy - National military way of thinking'

This document was made possible with support from MacArthur Foundation

Summary of NATO’s nuclear defense strategy, stressing the importance of utilizing both conventional and nuclear weapons and refraining from using more nuclear power than is absolutely necessary to combat Soviet aggression.


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Source

Istituto Luigi Sturzo, Archivio Giulio Andreotti, NATO Series, Box 160, Subseries 1, Folder 013.

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Original Uploaded Date

2017-06-27

Type

Memorandum

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Record ID

155275

Original Classification

Secret

Donors

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