Simulated Central Region Conflicts at Nominal Parity and Low Force Levels

An important objective in the ongoing Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) negotiations is achieving a stable military balance at equal force levels, levels far below current Warsaw Pact levels and somewhat below those of NATO. There is also increased interest in considering much lower force levels (...

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Main Authors: Wild, Jr., William G., Howe, Rogert D., Davis, Paul K.
Other Authors: RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1989
Subjects:
Military Forces and Organizations
Military Operations
Strategy and Tactics
*MILITARY APPLICATIONS
*WAR GAMES
SIMULATION
RATIOS
STABILITY
THEATER LEVEL OPERATIONS
POLICIES
DOCUMENTS
LOW LEVEL
NUMBERS
PARITY
NEGOTIATIONS
BALANCE OF POWER
NATO
EUROPE
ARMS CONTROL
CENTRAL REGION
WEST GERMANY
CONVENTIONAL FORCES IN EUROPE
WARSAW PACT
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
Attu
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA237038
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA237038
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Summary:An important objective in the ongoing Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) negotiations is achieving a stable military balance at equal force levels, levels far below current Warsaw Pact levels and somewhat below those of NATO. There is also increased interest in considering much lower force levels (e.g., 50 percent of those NATO currently has). This Note documents simulation experiments used as part of a larger policy analysis, exploring some of the issues that arise if one considers hypothetical conventional conflicts in Europe's Central Region with the sides having equal numbers of forces at levels ranging from 45 equivalent divisions (EDs) down to 18. It also includes some discussion of the important problem of what happens at low force levels when the attacker in fact has a theater force ratio advantage, despite negotiated parity in some Atlantic-to-the-Urals (ATTU) aggregates.

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