Title: The Debate about Soviet Military Doctrine and Forces
Abstract: Abstract : This paper first describes the principal sources available in the Soviet literature to researchers of security issues. It then identifies seven elements of military affairs that are currently the subject of debate within the Soviet Union. These topics are: Soviet grand strategy; Strategic nuclear policy; Theater conventional policy; The preferred organizational principle for the Soviet military; Reform within the military and factors influencing this reform; Economic considerations in defense policy, especially defense conversion efforts; and The ability of glasnost' to penetrate military affairs. It is clear that the Soviet security debate is designed not merely for Western consumption and for the purposes of influencing the West, but rather is integrally interconnected with the process of reform in the Soviet Union itself.
Publication Year: 1990
Publication Date: 1990-01-01
Language: en
Type: report
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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