| Combat Engineer Operations in a Nuclear/Conventional Environment |
29 MAY 1981 |
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| Authors:
James R. Whitley; James H. Andrews; Ronald A. Roberge; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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 | This study was undertaken to examine the role of combat engineer support to a battalion task force facing both conventional and nuclear environments. The authors intuitively believe that the tactical doctrine evolving from the defensive oriented warfighting approach envisioned in the European theater needs to be better understood for optimum use of the limited combat engineers available to enhance a favorable battle outcome. This study, therefore, is oriented toward developing ... |
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| Nine Days to Oder: An Alternate NATO Strategy for Central Region, Europe. |
JUN 1980 |
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| Authors:
Philip W. Handley; Aadu Karemaa; Ronald A. Roberge; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The basic question is whether it is possible to develop an alternate NATO strategy in Central Region, Europe, that will lead to the decisive defeat of Pact forces without the use of nuclear weapons. The study examines the strategic objectives of the Soviet Union in Western Europe, develops a scenario for the achievement of these objectives in the year 1983, and then examines the vulnerabilities of the Pact positions, deployment ... |
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| The Nuclear Threat as an Instrument of National Policy. |
08 MAR 1977 |
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| Authors:
Ronald A. Roberge; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper analyzes the impact of nuclear armaments on US national and military policy since World War II. The immediate post-World War II years are reviewed with the conclusion that the threat of the atomic bomb was of little value for specific application during this period of US nuclear monopoly. The era of US superiority during the 1950's is assessed, including the nuclear threat during the Korean conflict, the concept ... |
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| Alternative Nuclear Strategies. |
28 FEB 1972 |
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| Authors:
Ronald A. Roberge; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As the United States finds itself in confrontation with the Soviet Union there is a need to establish a national strategy that will contribute to our defense and allow us to continue to play a role in resolving issues and problems that face the nations of the world. An inherent part of this strategy is the adoption of a particular nuclear posture. Five alternative postures (or strategies) are reviewed: dominance, ... |
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