Threat of Airborne Attack against Scandinavia

Document Title	Threat of Airborne Attack against Scandinavia
Reference	CAB 158/9
Document Date	9 February 1950
Conflicts	Cold War
Themes	Military Intelligence and Operations
Regions	East Asia, Europe, Middle East
Countries	Denmark, Germany, Norway, Russia, Soviet Union, Sweden
Document Type	Reports, Memoranda
Organisations	Chiefs of Staff, Joint Intelligence Staff, Joint Planning Staff, Ministry of Defence, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
People	John Gardiner, Neill Ogilvie-Forbes, Patrick Reilly, Arthur Shortt, Kenneth Strong

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military intelligence, contingency planning, war preparations, assessing enemy strength, predicting enemy intentions, air raid precautions, air power, paratroopers, Soviet air force, threat of war with the USSR, strategy, anti-aircraft defence, manpower, geographic intelligence

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