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Study of the Special Features of a Surprise Outbreak of War

Prepared for Discussion by Senior Officers of the Ministry of Defense and the Hungarian People's Army

22 Feb 1966
Description: This 1966 study, commissioned by the Hungarian Ministry of Defense, focuses on the following issues: (i) the role of surprise in modern warfare and its influence on the preparation of military forces, (ii) the strategic views and possibilities of the US and NATO concerning the surprise outbreak of a nuclear world war, (iii) the character of the activity expected of the Hungarian People's Army (HPA) troops in case of a surprise outbreak of war, and (iv) the influence of a surprise outbreak of war on HPA mobilization and its material and technical provision. The available English translation concerns chapter three only.

Collection: A Cardboard Castle?

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Document Type: Report
Origin (Agency): Ministry of Defense of the Hungarian People's Republic Archives
Language of Original Document: Hungarian
Number of Pages: 26
Cold War Period: 1960s
Document Source: War History Archive, Budapest; Hungarian People's Army Headquarters
Call Number: Unit 68/014/186 Pages: 19-31
Document Companion: Document No. 38

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