Matching the Future

Abstract

The argument of the last two sections suggests that neither the advance of technology nor progress in arms limitation will impact significantly on the resource and political pressures confronting NATO strategists over the next decade. Discussion must therefore focus on the strategy itself. What will be required to satisfy the political aspirations of member nations, given likely changes in the threat, how should the current strategy develop to meet this new requirement and what prospect is there of diminishing resource demands through such evolution?