strategy
Exchanging military data
Description:
Interchanging basic military information between conflicting forces in an effort to diminish the likelihood of accidental war. Implementation:
At the 35-nation Conference on European Security and Disarmament in January, 1985, NATO proposed that NATO and the Warsaw Pact should annually exchange information on their military command organizations. Claim:
NATO argues that better exchanges of information on command headquarters locations, compositions of ground formations and land-based air forces could substantially reduce the risk of war by accident or miscalculation. Counter Claim:
The Warsaw Pact argues that information exchanges often provide license for espionage. Broader:
Exchanging data Facilitated by:
Declassifying military data Subjects:
Information → Data, codesDefence → Military
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies