许多武器和装备在英陆军中的使用,反映了它作为“北约组织”中的“北方军事集团”的一个成员的作用。如果象乐观主义者指出的那样:统一的德国和非共产主义的前“华沙条约国”不仅仅停止威胁,而且成为西欧与东南方不稳定国家之间的警戒区,那么,将来火炮与主战坦克就不那么重要了。如果人们相信悲观主义者,则将有必要“保持界线”。而要达到这一点,单靠核武器的抽象威慑是不行的。“北约组织”的早期理论 The use of many weapons and equipment in the British Army reflects its role as a member of the “northern military bloc” in NATO. If, as the optimists point out, the unification of Germany and the non-communist Warsaw Pact countries not only stopped the threat but also served as a warning zone between the unstable countries of Western Europe and the South East, then in the future artillery and the main battle The tank is less important. If people believe in pessimists, it will be necessary to “keep the line.” To achieve this, abstract deterrence by nuclear weapons alone will not work. The early theory of NATO