Accession Number:

AD1157108

Title:

Russian Planning Visions for Large Scale War: "Planetary, Theater, and Territorial" Considerations

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Research Report]

Corporate Author:

MITRE CORP MCLEAN VA

Personal Author(s):

• Thomas, Timothy L.

Report Date:

2021-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

33

Abstract:

Due primarily to geographic and threat variances, Russias military conducts geostrategic planning differently from the United States. Russia is faced with a set of threats, real and imagined, from several vectors across a huge expanse of territory with a rather small population, factors which the U.S. does not confront. This directly impacts the style of planning for the Russian military, as US and NATO planning models do not directly apply. Those seeking to understand Russia ignore these differences at their own peril.

Descriptors:

• military science
• warfare
• unified combatant commands
• united states european command
• combatant commanders
• national security
• command and control
• military operations
• warning systems
• organizational structure
• combat readiness
• employment
• military organizations
• united states
• united states strategic command
• apogees
• continents

Subject Categories:

• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]