The Use of Atomic Bombs in a War Against the Soviet Union. Report by the Joint Intelligence Committee and the Joint Planning Staff

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The Use of Atomic Bombs in a War Against the Soviet Union. Report by the Joint Intelligence Committee and the Joint Planning Staff

1 Oct 1948

A.O. St. THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT The circulation of this paper has been strictly limited. It is issued for the personal use of sec JPS TOP SECRET Copy No. 45 LIMITED CIRCULATION Reference: J.I.C. (48) 116 (Final) also J.P. (49) 80 (Final) 5th September, 1949 CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE THE USE OF ATOMIC BOMBS IN A WAR AGAINST THE SOVIET UNION Note by the Secretary At their meeting on Wednesday, 31st August, 1949ø the Chiefs of Staff took note of the above quoted report by the Joint Intelligence Committee and Joint Planning Staff.
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Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Belarus Bulgaria Crete Cyprus Czechoslovakia Germany Hungary India Kazakhstan Korea Lithuania Norway Pakistan Persia Poland Romania Russia Soviet Union Sweden Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States of America USSR Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 158/5/11
Document Types
Memorandum Report Map
File Reference
CAB 158/5
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0005.011
Keywords
Atomic Warfare Defence Threat Of War With The Ussr Foreign Policy Diplomacy Politics Bombing Allied Strategy Strategy Contingency Planning Military Objectives Military Bases Armaments Tactics Naval Bases Nuclear Weapons Military Supplies Shipping Communications Submarines Invasion Threat Invasion Preparations Aircraft Geographic Intelligence Effects Of Bombing Effects Of Nuclear Attacks Ports Industry Oil Dockyards Assessing Enemy Strength Transportation Fuel Weapons Production War Materials Soviet Army Military Strength Soviet Navy Naval Strength Soviet Air Force Air Power Military Operations Soviet Government Military Organisation Manpower Resources Anti-aircraft Defence Airfields Warships Communications Disruption Railways
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Staff Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
82
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner William Hayter Douglas Packard Lawrence Pendred Josef Stalin Kenneth Strong
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Chiefs of Staff. Joint Intelligence Committee. Memoranda. Oct. - Dec. 1948. Papers No. J.I.C. 108-138. Vol. XLIX
Themes
Weapons Technology Nuclear Warfare Military Intelligence

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