198' At present, the nost obvious danger of an extensive use of tactical or theatre nuclear weapons would exist if there $ere a super-Potrer conflict in Europe. Ilere there are large, diversified and nilitarily integrated nuclear arsenals that could bc uscd for extensjve theatre enp.Lolment. In Europe, thel"e is also the strong po-Litica1 commitment, the geographic proximity betveen bloc territories and the concentration of forces - conventional as we].l as nucl-ear - that could consLitute ihe n.cqihlF cFt+incr fnr r 'lqroa-eaola a^hf'F^hia+.i^h Tn +ha c,,+ri?a h^.._wever,similar dangers nay present themselves also in other areas of the lror1d, since the number of available veapons in the super-Pover arsenal continues to increase. 199. If such a rrrar should occu-r, the probability is that it could not be kept at theatre 1evel, 0n the contlary, a crisis vhich had escalated beyond the use of a few theaLre nuclear rreapons could be in imninent danger of reaching the level of "strategic exchangerr, oving to the rnagnitude of politics.l objectives rhich by necersity would underLine a conflict of such tension, Tn particular, this coul-d be the case if an extensive theatre nuclear war should tllrn out to be of consideaable disadvantage r,o one of the tvo sides. A technical factor indicating the c&se vith r"rhich escalation could occur from the theatre to the strategic leveI is that the c,re{ ane ^^,,1d }ra rlcad {'^* ai+h-v nrrv-t--'-- r*- Irose ' 200. No analys-is of a far6e-scale theatre nuclear var nas so far been made public. A conprehensive scudy of the consequences of a nuc.lear var in the Federal Republicof Germany ffas published in 1971" 19/ But it is not possible to describe the effects of a nuclear ffar in a detailed and accurate manner " The consequences are too vast and complex "
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the potential consequences of a nuclear war, including the escalation of a conflict and the devastating effects it could have on a region or even globally. It does not mention specific economic, industrial, or environmental aspects, but rather focuses on the political and strategic implications of such a conflict.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology