PHP - LIFTING THE VEIL ON COSMIC

Lifting the Veil on Cosmic : Declassified US and British Documents on NATO Military Planning and Threat Assessments of the Warsaw Pact

Edited by William Burr and Robert A. Wampler
21 May 2002

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1951-1955

31 May 1951	Defense of Europe in the Short Term
10 Nov 1951	Estimate of the Relative Strength and Capabilities of NATO and Soviet Bloc Forces at Present and in the Immediate Future
27 Nov 1952	Plan Fairfax
5 Dec 1952	Soviet Strength and Capabilities - Comments on SG 161/3
2 Sep 1954	Capabilities Study Allied Command Europe
3 Sep 1954	The Most Effective Pattern of NATO Military Strength
6 Dec 1955	Memorandum on Need for Conventional Forces

1956-1960

28 Aug 1956	SACEUR's Emergency Defense Plan - 1957
16 Nov 1956	SACEUR's Force Requirements 1960/62
6 Nov 1957	Allied Command Channel Forces Study 1958-1965
6 Nov 1957	Allied Command Channel Forces Study 1958-1962
6 Nov 1957	Allied Command Atlantic Forces Study 1958-1962
8 Nov 1957	SACEUR's Emergency Defense Plan - 1958
14 Nov 1957	NATO Minimum Force Studies
2 Apr 1958	NATO Military Planning - Warning of Soviet Attack
1 Oct 1958	Periodic Intelligence Report 3-58
1 Feb 1959	Special Intelligence Estimate 1-59
1 Apr 1959	Periodic Intelligence Report 1-59
1 Jan 1960	USAREUR/CENTAG Intelligence Estimate - 1960
4 May 1960	NATO Military Concept

1961-1965

Jan 1961	USAREUR Intelligence Estimate - 1961
24 Aug 1961	SACEUR Presentation to NAC Meeting
15 Dec 1961	McNamara Remarks to NAC Meeting
1 Jan 1962	USAREUR Intelligence Estimate - 1962
31 Jul 1963	McNamara Meeting with von Hassel
28 Oct 1963	Meeting of General Speidel with General Taylor
9 Dec 1963	McNamara Meeting with von Hassel
18 May 1964	First Interim Report Project 1d
27 May 1964	Meetings with Bohlen, Finletter, Lemnitzer, McConnell
13 Nov 1964	McNamara Meeting with von Hassel
4 Dec 1964	The Role of Tactical Nuclear Forces in NATO Strategy
15 Feb 1965	USAREUR Intelligence Estimate - 1965
26 Aug 1965	National Intelligence Estimate 12-1965
15 Dec 1965	Cable on NATO Ministerial Meeting Session

1966-1970

26 Nov 1966	Cables on NATO Ministerial Meeting - Defense Planning
15 Dec 1966	Cables on NATO Ministerial Meeting - Defense Planning
2 Jun 1967	NATO Strategy and Force Structure, 10 May 1967
1 Dec 1967	Memo on NATO Strategy
16 Jan 1968	NATO Strategy and Force Structure
22 Mar 1968	Estimates of Soviet Ground Force Capabilities
25 Mar 1968	Cable on UK-US Discussions of Soviet Ground Forces
28 Mar 1968	Cable on UK-US Discussions of Soviet Ground Forces
3 May 1968	Cable on DPC Discussion of Capabilities and Risk
30 Jan 1969	Cable on NATO/Pact Relative Force Capability Study

1971-1990

10 Nov 1976	NPG: Rumsfeld Briefing on Nuclear Balance
Jan 1978	Balance of Nuclear Forces in Central Europe
Aug 1981	Eurostrategic Balance: New Soviet Numbers
5 Jul 1990	Briefing Book on NATO Summit in London