"First, I briefly review Western European attitudes on such fundamental questions as deterrence, the NATO Alliance, the utility and use of force, and defense spending. Second, I describe European views of the military balance, the threat of war, and the use of nuclear weapons. With this in mind, I turn to the specific issues of nuclear weapons in Europe and to public evaluations of the recent INF ... read moredeployment. Finally, I return to the issue of U.S.-Soviet arms control and explore European reactions, both to the earlier SALT accords and to issues likely to arise in the 1985 round of negotiations."
Paper presented at George D. Aiken Lecture Series "Nuclear Weapons and American Foreign Policy" March 28-29, 1985.read less
Eichenberg, Richard C. "European Perspectives on Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control: The Public Dimension." In Nuclear Weapons and American Foreign Policy : University of Vermont, March 28-29, 1985. George D. Aiken Lecture Series, 1985, edited by Douglas Kinnard and Karl Pieragostini, 176-223. Burlington, Vt.: College of Arts and Sciences, University of Vermont, 1985.
