and planning for the use of nuclear weapons against military targets in a zone of coflbaL a,n d frossibly miJiLary and ni]itary support tcrgets over a larger erea (a "theatre of war")" The planning is done ffithin a frafiework of tactical and military policy consjderations regarding guidefines for the use of nuclear and conventional resources in a theatre of war. But this would in turn be subject to decisions at a political 1evel as to whether nuclear lr'eapons should be used at all and if so, in what manner. 185. lr qencral, the enployrnent of nuclear weapons against military targels vould pFodrce considerable "collatera}" (i.e, unini-ended and undesired) damage to large areas of civilian society, particularly if surface bursts rrrere used. This volrld occur even if political directives emphasized the importance of avoiding collateral damage as far as possible. 186. as an exan?Ie of 'rlinited-theatre use" of nuclear weapons, one night assumeI.h:rl. 4i1iT.r'\, nr'Ar4li^nc ve1.e launched in Lhe _tace of- 4e.endind o-nrrrd forces vith a strengbh of four army divisions (around 80,000 men), The ground defence roighr be supported- by approxinately 100 aircraft operating frorn L0 or nore bases. This is a signilicanL defence. yet one possessed. by many non-nuclear"-weanon Stares. To break tLr..rrl^ hv .^nvanti.nal f.\rno ^nl u F l-.radii.i.np1 estimate iS that an attacker nustp.ssisr qt lFFsl l2 sr-rv divisionq 17 1 ard sevcr.sf hundred aircraft to the ' =_L' *"" "_'-_*operaliL-rn, T\e same result could be achieved by using some tens of r,reapons of I to 'ln lrl lriald .o.ih<i in.^.+ah+ alFbprl c ^f iha ornrrnrl fnv'npq qnr] rrn fo ln r.ratnnrq ^a an f^ _r^n rf+ --.i^r ^ +.1 Tpdrtee -rihe onrronent ts a.jr force. 187" For each of the 1ov-yiel-d shots against army units in the field irnmediate civifian casua-lties would vary rrithin wide fimits, with a possible average of about
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing military strategy and planning for the use of nuclear weapons, specifically in the context of a theatre of war. The language used is technical and military-specific, with references to army divisions, aircraft, and military targets. The text also touches on the potential consequences of using nuclear weapons, including collateral damage to civilian society. Given the focus on military strategy and the technical language used, it is likely that the text is related to national security or defense.

**Category**
National security, Defense