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May 1, 1961

Note, 'US strategic orientations; consequences on NATO strategy'

This document was made possible with support from MacArthur Foundation

The document presents the argument that nuclear weapons can and should be employed even in cases where they are not absolutely necessary because the cost of developing and maintaining conventional weapons is too high. Therefore, NATO should consider raising its ‘nuclear threshold’ to allow more atomic weapons to be developed in Europe and in the United States.

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Istituto Luigi Sturzo, Archivio Giulio Andreotti, NATO Series, Box 161, Subseries 1, Folder 014.3.

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2017-06-27

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Note

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155288

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Secret

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MacArthur Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) and Istituto Luigi Sturzo