| Vindplaats: | A 6.30 |
| Titel: | Making Europe Unconquerable |
| Auteur: | Gene Sharp |
| Samenvatting: | Making Europe unconquerabele is a provocative exploration of a new policy to meet Western Europe's security needs. This book boldly looks beyond military technology to a deliberate refinement and use of the power of a society's population and institutions to resist attackers. Civilian-based defence is designed to prevent and defend agains both invation and internal takeovers. The strategy is to prepare societies to become unrulable by aggressors and able to deny them their objectives. Their political and economic costs would be increased to unacceptable levels. Finally, the defenders would attempt to undermine the morale and reliability of the attackers' troops and funcionaries. Civilian-based defence is counterposed to NATO's threat of nuclear weapons to deter Soviet aggression and even of their use to halt advancing Soviet troops. Pragmatic rather than ideological, civilian-based defence requires organization, preparations, and training. The policy is proposed as a potentially more effective way to provide genuine defence while drastically reducing the dangers of nuclear war. |
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| Uitgever: | Taylor & Francis, London |
| Jaar van uitgave: | 1985 |
| Taal: | Engels |
| Aantal aanwezig: | 1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0-85066-329-6 |
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| Ondertitel: | The Potential of Civilian-based Deterrence and Defence |
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| Aantal pagina's: | 250 |
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| Trefwoorden: | Europa, burgerlijke ongehoorzaamheid, civiele verdediging, defensie, West-Europa, Duitsland, Frankrijk, Tsjecho-Slowakije, afschrikking, politiek, invasies, nucleaire aanval, verdediging, Blitzkrieg, strategieën, communicatie, staatsgreep, coups d'état, internationale steun, NATO, Sovjet Unie, |