The Bottom Rung of the Ladder: Battlefield Nuclear Weapons in Europe

Authors

Peter D. Zimmerman
G. Allen Greb

Number

9

Abstract

A war in Europe would pit the heavily armored forces of the Warsaw Pact (WP) against the far more lightly equipped North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) defenses. The Nato forces can expect to find themselves outnumbered and outgunned by those of the Pact.

Recommended Citation

Zimmerman, Peter D. and Greb, G. Allen (1982) "The Bottom Rung of the Ladder: Battlefield Nuclear Weapons in Europe," Naval War College Review: Vol. 35: No. 6, Article 9.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol35/iss6/9