02-F-0476_DOC_3_History_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_The_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_and_National_Policy_Vol_X_1969-1972.pdf

Cy'S DETERMINATION R 02 -f= ~ D'+1" pu<.- 3/'3ti rG:S &EeREf -- 1 of 39 -- SECRET CHAPTER VI NATO: FOCUSING ON CONVENTIONAL DEFENSE (U) For the Joint Chiefs of Staff. the principal objective of US NATO policy was to suppert the strategy of flexible response with a credible conventional deterrent. To achieve this...