Evoluții în procesul de transformare a NATO. Structurarea răspunsului flexibil (1961­-1967)
Evolutions in NATO’s Transformation. The Structuring of the Flexible Response (1961­-1967)

Summary/Abstract: In 28 of March, 1961, President John F. Kennedy outlined in the Congress the basic elements of a new strategy meant to increase the flexibility of US commitments in the overall context of Cold War. This undertaking was centred on the idea of adapting the military posture in order to maximize the possibilities to achieve the desired effect in operational field. In this respect, President Kennedy highlighted that „Any potential aggressor contemplating an attack on any part of the Free World with any kind of weapons, conventional or nuclear, must know that our response will be suitable, selective, swift and effective”. This message was a starting point for an enduring and complex process putting into motion of the so-called „Flexible Deterrent Options” which became, since 1961, the official national security policy of the United States. Within this framework, the US and its NATO allies launched different initiatives aiming to enhance the multilateral cooperation in nuclear field such as Multilateral Force and Atlantic Nuclear Force. In spite of certain setbacks, the efforts paid off by increasing the relevance of cooperation between NATO member states in the field of nuclear policy as one of the main direction undertaking through the new Strategic Concept adopted at the beginning of 1968.

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