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As in the past, the most likely causes for severe divisions
within <strong>NATO</strong> are likely to come as a result of
U.S. military adventures (such as Vietnam <strong>and</strong> Iraq)
which most Europeans are not willing to support, but
for which the United States will believe it needs allies.
By contrast, <strong>and</strong> however the issue is resolved, the future
of U.S. NSNWs in Europe is not likely to become
an issue of comparable divisiveness.
ENDNOTES - CHAPTER 21
1. Speech by <strong>NATO</strong> Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen
to RUSI Missile Defence Conference, London, Engl<strong>and</strong>, June
15, 2011, available from www.rusi.org/events/.
2. <strong>NATO</strong> Strategic Concept, para. 26, Brussels, Belgium.
3. See, for example, Robert S. Norris <strong>and</strong> Hans M. Kristensen,
“US tactical nuclear weapons in Europe 2011,” Bulletin of Atomic
Scientists, January/February 2011, pp. 64-73.
4. Ten European <strong>NATO</strong> member states, led by Germany, the
Netherl<strong>and</strong>s, Norway, <strong>and</strong> Pol<strong>and</strong>, submitted a “non-paper” to
<strong>NATO</strong> in April 2011 with detailed proposals for mutual transparency
in this area. See Federation of American Scientists, Strategic
Security Blog, available from www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2011/04/natoproposal.php.
5. Hans M. Kristensen <strong>and</strong> Robert S. Norris, “Chinese nuclear
forces, 2011,” Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, November/ December
2011, pp. 81-87.
6. <strong>NATO</strong> Strategic Concept, para. 18, November 2010.
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