NATO Infantry Weapons Standardization: Ideal or Possibility?

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dc.contributor.advisorTerriff, Terry
dc.contributor.advisorHill, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Yi Le (David)
dc.contributor.committeememberKeeley, James
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-30T18:36:28Z
dc.date.available2016-03-30T18:36:28Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the efforts that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has taken regarding the standardization of rifles and small arms ammunition from the Cold War to the present day and the limitations of these standardization efforts. During the Cold War, NATO was unsuccessful at standardizing a common rifle and its member states only agreed to standardize ammunition calibers. This thesis will discuss the factors that prevented all of the alliance’s militaries from adopting the same rifle models and the problems associated with NATO’s ammunition standardization efforts. Many NATO members intend on procuring new small arms during the 2020s period but there are no plans for the adoption of a common NATO rifle. In the absence of a common rifle for the future, NATO needs to undertake efforts that would both modernize its small arms capabilities and improve the degree of standardization within the alliance.en_US
dc.identifier.citationZhou, Y. L. (2016). NATO Infantry Weapons Standardization: Ideal or Possibility? (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27061en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27061
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2872
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectMilitary Studies
dc.subject.classificationMilitary Studiesen_US
dc.subject.classificationNATOen_US
dc.titleNATO Infantry Weapons Standardization: Ideal or Possibility?
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineMilitary and Strategic Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Strategic Studies (MSS)
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