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Establishment of an Integrated Nuclear Strike Early Warning System by the Warsaw Pact Member States (Summary)

3 Dec 1979
Description: This is a summary of a report on the establishment of an integrated early warning system for nuclear strikes against the Warsaw Pact (WP). Soviet Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Pikalov gives the report during the twelfth session of the WP Committee of Defense Ministers in Warsaw 1979. Pikalov discusses necessary features of such an early warning system, including its aims, function, and organization. An integrated early warning system is crucial for allowing the military and political leadership to make the necessary decisions after a nuclear strike.

Collection: Defense Ministers

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  • German (335 KB )
Document Type: Summary Report
Sender: Vladimir Pikalov, Deputy Minister of Defense, Soviet Union
Language of Original Document: German
Number of Pages: 5
Cold War Period: 1970s
Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (BA-MA), Freiburg i. Br.
Call Number: DVW 1/71036 and DVW 1/71037

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