Nuclear posture of NATO

E411526

The nuclear posture of NATO is the alliance’s collective strategy and policy framework governing the role, deployment, and potential use of nuclear weapons in its deterrence and defense posture.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf deterrence strategy ⓘ
military doctrine ⓘ
nuclear posture ⓘ
security policy framework ⓘ
appliesTo North Atlantic Treaty Organization ⓘ
linked to: NATO
basedOn collective defence ⓘ
credible minimum deterrence ⓘ
deterrence by punishment ⓘ
political solidarity of Allies ⓘ
characterizedBy central role of the United States nuclear forces ⓘ
combination of nuclear, conventional and missile defence capabilities ⓘ
consultation and consensus on nuclear policy ⓘ
dual-capable aircraft operated by European Allies ⓘ
flexibility and adaptability ⓘ
forward-deployed U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe ⓘ
graduated response options ⓘ
nuclear sharing arrangements with non-nuclear Allies ⓘ
political control over nuclear weapons ⓘ
evolvedInResponseTo Russian Federation nuclear posture ⓘ
Soviet Union nuclear capabilities ⓘ
ballistic missile threats ⓘ
changes in the European security environment ⓘ
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction ⓘ
guidedBy Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty ⓘ
NATO Deterrence and Defence Posture Review ⓘ
NATO Nuclear Planning Group decisions ⓘ
NATO Strategic Concept ⓘ
NATO summit communiqués ⓘ
North Atlantic Treaty ⓘ
hasComponent dual-capable aircraft ⓘ
extended nuclear deterrence ⓘ
nuclear command and control arrangements ⓘ
nuclear consultation mechanisms ⓘ
nuclear deterrence ⓘ
nuclear planning ⓘ
nuclear sharing ⓘ
strategic nuclear forces ⓘ
hasGoal deter major war ⓘ
deter nuclear attack ⓘ
maintain strategic stability ⓘ
preserve peace and security in the Euro-Atlantic area ⓘ
prevent coercion of Allies ⓘ
reassure Allies ⓘ
support arms control and disarmament objectives ⓘ
implementedThrough NATO Defence Planning Process ⓘ
NATO Nuclear Planning Group ⓘ
NATO integrated military command structure ⓘ
includesPolicy arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation policy ⓘ
commitment to remain a nuclear alliance as long as nuclear weapons exist ⓘ
negative security assurances to non-nuclear NPT parties ⓘ
nuclear sharing policy ⓘ
partOf NATO deterrence and defence posture ⓘ
subjectOf NATO public diplomacy documents ⓘ
NATO summit declarations ⓘ
linked to: NATO summit

academic and policy analysis on deterrence ⓘ
supportedBy France nuclear forces ⓘ
United Kingdom nuclear forces ⓘ
United States strategic nuclear forces ⓘ
timePeriod 21st century ⓘ
Cold War era ⓘ
linked to: Cold War

post-Cold War era ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NATO Nuclear Planning Group → topic → Nuclear posture of NATO ⓘ
subject linked to: NPG
NATO air policing → partOf → NATO collective defence posture ⓘ
linked to: Nuclear posture of NATO
U.S. thermonuclear weapons program → influenced → NATO nuclear strategy ⓘ
linked to: Nuclear posture of NATO
Soviet missile program → opposedBy → NATO nuclear forces ⓘ
linked to: Nuclear posture of NATO
Büchel Air Base → partOf → NATO nuclear sharing arrangements ⓘ
linked to: Nuclear posture of NATO
V-bomber → geopoliticalContext → NATO nuclear strategy ⓘ
linked to: Nuclear posture of NATO
Mark 28 nuclear bomb → partOf → NATO nuclear sharing arrangements ⓘ
linked to: Nuclear posture of NATO
Euromissile crisis → influencedBy → NATO nuclear strategy ⓘ
linked to: Nuclear posture of NATO