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100 1  Shlapak, David A.,|eauthor. 
245 10 Reinforcing deterrence on NATO's eastern flank :
       |bwargaming the defense of the Baltics /|cDavid A. Shlapak
       and Michael W. Johnson. 
246 1  Reinforcing deterrence on North Atlantic Treaty 
       Organization's eastern flank 
264  1 [Santa Monica, California] :|bRAND Corporation,|c[2016] 
264  4 |c©2016 
300    1 online resource (15 pages) :|bcolor illustration, color 
       maps. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
347    text file|bPDF|2rda 
490 1  Research report ;|vRR-1253-A 
500    Series from web site. 
500    "Arroyo Center." 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 13-14). 
505 0  Summary -- Defending the Baltic Republics : a strategic 
       challenge for NATO -- Military geography favors Russia -- 
       Current NATO posture cannot support alliance commitments -
       - Russian fait accompli confronts NATO with unpalatable 
       choices -- NATO needs heavy forces to deny Russia a quick 
       victory -- The price of deterring disaster -- Appendix: 
       Methodology and Data -- Notes -- Acknowledgments. 
520    "Russia's recent aggression against Ukraine has disrupted 
       nearly a generation of relative peace and stability 
       between Moscow and its Western neighbors and raised 
       concerns about its larger intentions. From the perspective
       of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the 
       threat to the three Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia, 
       and Lithuania -- former Soviet republics, now member 
       states that border Russian territory -- may be the most 
       problematic of these. In a series of war games conducted 
       between summer 2014 and spring 2015, RAND Arroyo Center 
       examined the shape and probable outcome of a near-term 
       Russian invasion of the Baltic states. The games' findings
       are unambiguous: As presently postured, NATO cannot 
       successfully defend the territory of its most exposed 
       members. Fortunately, it will not require Herculean effort
       to avoid such a failure. Further gaming indicates that a 
       force of about seven brigades, including three heavy 
       armored brigades -- adequately supported by airpower, land
       -based fires, and other enablers on the ground and ready 
       to fight at the onset of hostilities -- could suffice to 
       prevent the rapid overrun of the Baltic states"--
       Publisher's web site. 
588    Description based on online resource; title from PDF 
       caption (RAND, viewed January 29, 2016). 
610 20 North Atlantic Treaty Organization|zBaltic States. 
610 20 North Atlantic Treaty Organization|xArmed Forces. 
610 27 North Atlantic Treaty Organization.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00529467 
650  0 Deterrence (Strategy) 
650  0 War games|zBaltic States. 
650  7 HISTORY / General.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Armed Forces.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00814586 
650  7 Deterrence (Strategy)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00891658 
650  7 Military readiness.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01021419 
650  7 War games.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01170489 
651  0 Baltic States|xDefenses. 
651  7 Baltic States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01241546 
700 1  Johnson, Michael|q(Michael W.),|eauthor. 
710 2  Arroyo Center,|eissuing body. 
710 2  Rand Corporation,|epublisher. 
830  0 Research report (Rand Corporation) ;|vRR-1253-A. 
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