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Likely Soviet Reactions to N.A.T.O. Development Within Turkey - 1952–1954

1 Jan 1952

TOP SECRET (b) So long as the West is weak in conventional armaments, the Soviet Government will continue to exploit this weakness, principally by cold war methods but also by local aggression should the opportunity arise. There is still danger that total war may result from some situation that obliges the Western Powers to take military action against Soviet forces. (c) Provided it is made perfectly clear that in the event of Soviet aggression the Western Powers will not hesitate to wield their overwhelming superiority in atomic weapons, that superiority will be a powerful deterrent.
turkey bulgaria greece aircraft alliances international relations manpower military bases norway soviet union cold war allies military intelligence soviet foreign policy airfields ministry of defence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff joint planning staff patrick reilly kenneth strong military strength predicting enemy intentions soviet government anthony buzzard
Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Bulgaria Greece Norway Soviet Union Turkey
Document Reference
CAB 158/14/61
Document Types
Report Memorandum Map
File Reference
CAB 158/14
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0014.061
Keywords
Allies Alliances Soviet Foreign Policy Soviet Government Predicting Enemy Intentions Military Bases Airfields Military Strength Manpower Aircraft
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Staff Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
7
Persons Discussed
Anthony Buzzard John Gardiner Patrick Reilly Kenneth Strong
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Central Intelligence Machinery: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Later Committee: Memoranda (JIC Series). Joint Intelligence Committee: Memoranda 1-79
Themes
International Relations Military Intelligence

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