United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1993-12-23 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:NSIAD-94-84 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-84 P0b002ee1803a3409 f:ns94084 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-84 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-84 NSIAD-94-84 Internal controls NATO military agreements Nuclear weapons Defense contingency planning Compliance Cost control NATO military forces Defense operations Defense capabilities Europe Warsaw Pact Soviet Union Letter Report NSIAD The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) can maintain a strong nuclear force and maintain broad Allied participation with fewer strike bases, and the United States may be able to cut its support costs by consolidating its nuclear bombs at fewer storage sites. NATO's most recent assessment of required nuclear capability assumes that its strike bases are vulnerable to a massive and sustained Soviet air attack. Despite the recent collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO has yet to do additional analyses to see whether fewer bases could provide enough nuclear capability. U.S. Air Forces in Europe does not follow Pentagon and Air Force regulations on implementing and monitoring Allied compliance with bilateral agreements governing support for U.S. Air Force custodial units stationed at Allied strike bases. U.S. Air Forces in Europe has failed to identify these problems in its annual evaluations of internal and administrative controls, though required by law. As a result, the United States is spending millions of dollars for facilities, equipment, and other support promised by host nations. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-84/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-84.htm GAO/NSIAD-94-84 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-84 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-94-84; NATO Nuclear Bases: U.S. Should Seek Needs Reassessment and Increased Alliance Contributions; Internal controls NATO military agreements Nuclear weapons Defense contingency planning Compliance Cost control NATO military forces Defense operations Defense capabilities Europe Warsaw Pact Soviet Union