Accession Number:
ADA237136
Title:
The Soviet Turn Toward Conventional Force Reduction: The Internal Struggle and the Variables at Play
Descriptive Note:
Interim rept.,
Corporate Author:
RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1989-12-01
Pagination or Media Count:
92.0
Abstract:
This report examines the relationship between the Soviet force posture toward Western Europe and the political struggle that is being waged in the Soviet Union for control over the priorities of military deployment policy and military-industrial decision making. It presents an overview of the intertwined issues that have been the key battleground in this contest how to define the Soviet military budget, how far and how fast to cut it, how far to reduce Soviet conventional forward deployments in Europe, how much asymmetry to accept in such reductions, how to reorganize forces for defensive purposes, and whether to move away from the traditional Soviet mass conscripted army in the direction of a professional army. Finally, the study considers prospects for the future.
Subject Categories:
- Military Forces and Organizations