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attack on the Central Front, and the importance we
attach to maintaining Alliance solidarity in the
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14.
Secondly, we havetaker
aker a firm decision that
our str: tegic nuclear deterrent force shall be
maintained and improved. While in overall aireleric
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terms our capability is undoubtedly marrinel by
comparison with that of the United States,
teso we believe that it represents a significant.
addition to NATO's deterrent posture and one the
abandonment of which could be misunderstood in
Britein, in Europe and beyond. (The decision will
of course be one of those or which the Government
will be ost strongly attacked from the left in
Britain.)
15. Thirdly, re hve thought it right to attach a
high priority to our capability for maritime
operations in the Eastern Atlantic.
The Warraw Jet
capability at sea, and the preponderance of Dovil
submarines in the Eastern Atlantic, is increaring.
Alone among the European Allies, we are in a
position to make a rignificant contribution to
IATO's counter-capability. The effects on Eurojeru
confidence if the US ability to provide ge: borne
reinforcement to the European theatre were gorionel-
croded could be considerable.
16. Fourthly, we have looked more critic: 1y ot
our home-based forces designed for specialised
reinforcement roles NATO-wide. We recognise that
the British reinforcement forces for LATO'n Fort;he
Flank are of considerable politico-military
importance inview of the preponderance of Warsaw
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