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Tactical Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence in Europe
Philip W. Dyer argues that the NATO tactical nuclear weapons presently positioned in Europe not only do not provide enough deterrent value to justify their existence, but that they complicate NATO planning more than that of the Soviets and should, therefore, be removed.

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