National security policy and the development of tactical nuclear weapons: 1948 - 1958
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CHAPTER PAGE
1. INTRODUCTION 1
Method 6
2. THE SETTING 9
The Historical Backdrop 9
The Postwar Years 12
The National Security Act of 1947 20
The Political Process 27
3. THE DEVELOPMENT OF TACTICAL NUCLEAR 37
FORCES UNDER THE TRUMAN ADMINISTRATION
The Development of Nuclear Warheads for 39
Tactical Weapons
The Political Context of America s Nuclear 39
Enterprise
Project Vista 46
Research and Development of Tactical Nuclear 66
Weapons Carriers
Tactical Doctrine and Training for Nuclear 79
Ground War
Early Doctrinal Concepts 79
The Beginnings of Official Tactical Doctrine 86
The Beginnings of Tactical Training for Nuclear
Ground War 89
Further Evolution of Tactical Doctrine 91
Reorganization of the Field Forces 97
Tactical Nuclear Forces Policy: Army V. Administration99
Summary 105
4. ARMY REACTION TO THE NEW LOOK 115
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Army Criticism of the New Look 119
Congressional Criticism of the New Look 121
General Ridgway s Criticism of the New Look 125
The Administration s Rebuttal 129
Army-Administration Debate over the Capability 131
of Tactical Nuclear Weapons to Save Money
and Manpower
General Maxwell Taylor s Dilemma 135
Further Fiscal Austerity: 1958-1960
Summary 142
5. THE POLICY OF FLEXIBLE RESPONSE 145
The Beginnings of Flexible Response 147
The Works of Academic and Civilian Writers 149
The Tactical Nuclear Weapons Controversy 159
and the Administration
Army Protagonists of Tactical Nuclear Weapons 162
Administration Policy and Dual Capability 167
Army Policy and Dual Capability 170
Dual Capability and the Policy of Deliberate Vagueness 173
Conclusion 181
6. TACTICAL NUCLEAR DOCTRINE AND THE NEW LOOK 183
The Army and the New Doctrine 184
The Nuclear Battlefield 184
Dispersion and Maneuver 185
The Combat Unit 189
Tactical Mobility 190
Communications and reconnaissance 193
Logistics and Supply 195
Strategic Air Mobility 196
The Problem of Dual Capability 199
The Army s Conservatism Toward Nuclear 199
Weapons and Nuclear Tactics
Dispersion and Control of Dual Capable Forces 202
The Incompatibility of Dual Capable Development 206
The Problem of Weight 211
Dual Capability and the Reduction of Weight 211
The Army and Air Force Airlift Conflict 216
Conclusion 219
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7. THE PENTOMIC DIVISION: ITS ORIGINS, ORG¬
ANIZATION, WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT
Blue Bolt and Follow Me 224
Exercise Sagebrush 226
The New Airborne Division 229
The New Infantry and Armored Divisions 231
Congressional Apprehension 232
Training Under the New Tactical Doctrine 233
The Capacity of the Pentomic Division to Save 236
Money and Manpower for the Tactical
Ground Forces
Tactical Nuclear Forces and NATO 239
Conclusion 242
8. AIRLIFT AND THE STRATEGIC ARMY CORPS 245
Strategic Airlift 249
The Opposition of the Administration 250
The Army s Airlift Struggle 254
The Military Transport Service and the Civilian 257
Reserve Air Fleet
The Army s Airlift Predicament 259
Conclusion 262
9. TACTICAL NUCLEAR FORCES AND RESEARCH, 265
DEVELOPMENT AND PROCUREMENT UNDER
THE NEW LOOK
The Army 267
Research and Development 267
Procurement 269
Lead-Time 273
Tanks 274
Personnel Carriers 276
Artillery 278
Logistical and Tactical Transport Vehicles 281
Logistical and Tactical Transport Aircraft 284
Rockets and Missiles 292
The Army s Attitude Toward Missiles 292
Army-Air Force Missile Rivalry 296
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The Army s Missile Program 299
The Tactical Air Command 310
Conclusion 316
10. CONCLUSION 319
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