Their withdrawal after more than two years would be an arduous military maneuver likely to take five months and to involve two NATO divisions including American soldiers.

Our problem was that two NATO divisions were being thrown against us, with a German armored division coming at our flank from the south and an American armored division advancing from the north.

Carey was drafted in October 1950 and served in the Fourth Infantry Division, the first NATO division.

It seemed like a good day for the wimps, but other European papers--including the Independent of London and El Mundo of Madrid--highlighted NATO divisions over the Italian plan.

This would specifically involve American, British, German and Polish NATO divisions.

By way of example, the study says that an agreement could lead to a reduction of 3 to 4 NATO divisions and 18 to 24 Warsaw Pact divisions.

Each NATO division and corps has its own defense plan for its sector.

This was actually expected as intelligence indicated Soviet divisions outnumbered NATO divisions by far.

The last option, which Pentagon officials deride, assumed a Russian threat comparable to the Soviet menace during the cold war, and looked for 11.6 NATO divisions and 11.5 air wings.

Current planning calls for the reinforcements to include roughly two NATO divisions, or over 20,000 soldiers, who would be used to protect and transport the peacekeepers in a volatile environment.