NATO–Warsaw Pact conventional balance

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Cold War topic international security concept military balance

The NATO–Warsaw Pact conventional balance refers to the comparative strength, deployment, and readiness of non-nuclear military forces fielded by NATO and the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War.

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Surface form	Occurrences
NATO Cold War forward defense planning	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War topic ⓘ international security concept ⓘ military balance ⓘ
endedWith	dissolution of the Warsaw Pact ⓘ
hasDimension	air forces ⓘ command and control systems ⓘ doctrine and operational concepts ⓘ force quality and training ⓘ ground forces ⓘ logistics and reinforcement capability ⓘ mobilization potential ⓘ naval forces ⓘ readiness levels ⓘ
hasGeographicScope	Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasKeyPeriod	1980s ⓘ late 1970s ⓘ
hasKeyRegion	Fulda Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ Inner German border ⓘ North German Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPerceivedAsymmetry	NATO advantages in maritime power ⓘ NATO qualitative advantages in air power ⓘ NATO qualitative advantages in technology and C3I ⓘ Warsaw Pact advantages in proximity to central front ⓘ Warsaw Pact numerical superiority in armored personnel carriers ⓘ Warsaw Pact numerical superiority in artillery ⓘ Warsaw Pact numerical superiority in tanks ⓘ
hasTemporalContext	Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ
influences	NATO defense spending levels ⓘ force posture decisions in Europe ⓘ forward defense concepts ⓘ mobilization and reinforcement plans across the Atlantic ⓘ
involvesActor	North Atlantic Treaty Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ Warsaw Pact NERFINISHED ⓘ
isKeyIssueFor	NATO strategy of flexible response NERFINISHED ⓘ Warsaw Pact offensive doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ
isLinkedTo	Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions NERFINISHED ⓘ arms control negotiations ⓘ escalation control ⓘ nuclear deterrence ⓘ
isSubjectOf	academic security studies ⓘ defense white papers ⓘ military intelligence assessments ⓘ strategic war-gaming ⓘ
refersTo	comparative strength of NATO and Warsaw Pact conventional forces ⓘ deployment of NATO and Warsaw Pact non-nuclear forces ⓘ readiness of NATO and Warsaw Pact non-nuclear forces ⓘ

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NATO–Soviet relations → hasPart → NATO–Warsaw Pact conventional balance ⓘ

Allied Command Europe → significantEvent → NATO–Warsaw Pact conventional balance ⓘ

this entity surface form: NATO Cold War forward defense planning