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Special Intelligence Estimate 1-59

1 Feb 1959
Description: Prepared while Berlin tensions were high, this USAREUR report estimated that deliberate Soviet initiation of general war was improbable, but that a war resulting from Soviet miscalculation was the most likely circumstance leading to the initiation of hostilities. The report analyzes the military capabilities of the Soviet Union and its satellites, including inherent combat readiness, mobilization capability, and the probable wartime role of the satellite armies as directed by the Soviet Union.

Collection: NATO Military Planning

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Document Type: Report
Origin (Agency): Headquarters USAREUR CENTAG, Office of A/C of S, G2
Language of Original Document: English
Number of Pages: 63
Cold War Period: 1950s
Document Source: US National Archives, Records of the Army Staff
Call Number: Record Group 319, Boxes 1155-1156, file 950871

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