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First Interim Report Project 1d

18 May 1964
Description: This interim report by the US Department of Defense, dated 18 May 1964, is an evaluation of major problem areas such as (i) deficiencies in SACEUR's Emergency Defense Plan and NATO's posture for the defense of Western Europe in the context of the "flexible response" approach and (ii) the British, West German, and French concepts for the defense of Western Europe. The report concludes that even if Moscow is wary of initiating major military action in Europe, it nevertheless has the capability to mass forces and exploit a tactical nuclear blitzkrieg.

Collection: NATO Military Planning

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Document Type: Report
Language of Original Document: English
Number of Pages: 65
Cold War Period: 1960s
Document Source: US National Archives, Papers of Robert S. McNamara
Call Number: Record Group 200, Box 41, Tactical Nuclear Study

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