Accession Number:

AD0607589

Title:

SOVIET INFLUENCES ON AN ARMS CONTROL ENVIRONMENT

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA

Personal Author(s):

• Wolfe, Thomas W.

Report Date:

1964-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

18.0

Abstract:

The sharp distinction drawn by the Soviets between the concepts of arms control and disarmament is discussed. In the Soviet lexicon, the term arms control has been given a pejorative flavor. It has been associated with such alleged Western purposes as attempts to legalize nuclear war, to lend respectability to the arms race, and to facilitate espionage against the Soviet camp under the cover of control over armaments. In short, the Soviets generally have sought to picture arms control as a devious Western device to avoid genuine disarmament, which they define as reducing and ultimately doing away with armed forces and all their institutional appurtenances.

Descriptors:

• *USSR
• *ATTITUDES(PSYCHOLOGY)
• *ARMS CONTROL
• NUCLEAR WARFARE
• POWER
• DETERRENCE
• DISARMAMENT
• COMMUNISM
• LEADERSHIP
• ECONOMICS
• NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE