A Comparison of the Polish and Soviet Armaments Decisionmaking Systems.

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Abstract:

The accessible Polish literature, the authors experiences in Poland, and interviews with former key Polish personnel open a window on the Soviet military-industrial complex. Discussion of Polish and Soviet systems identify and describe lines from the highest decisionmaking body the Polish Committee for National Defense, the Soviet Defense Council through intermediate military-bureaucratic bodies Military Industrial Commission, General Staff components, the military group of each Central Planning Commission, the military departments of the industrial ministries to the military buyers voenpredy in the factories, institutes and other enterprises. Soviet Defense Council military doctrine and strategy influence all economic planning and development in the USSR. The military elite and the military-oriented Party leaders tend to push for rapid modernization, while the military industrialists are reluctant to change. The direction of Soviet defense policy and size of Soviet military forces are decided solely by the Party First Secretary and the Politbureau together with the Defense Council. Author

Author(s):
Checinski, Michael
Author Organization(s):
RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
Descriptive Note:
Interim rept.,
Pagination:
0101

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
RAND/R-2662-AF
Contract/Grant Number(s):
F49620-77-C-0023
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_8.1_Communicate; JCA_8.1.3_Influence Adversary and Competitor Audiences; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_8.2.3_Build the Capabilities and Capacities of Partners and Institutions; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_1.3.1_Personnel and Family Support; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_8.2.4_Leverage Capacities and Capabilities of Security Establishments; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_5.4.3_Establish Rule Sets; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_6.2.3_Core Enterprise Services; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation
Modernization Areas:
Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*MILITARY PROCUREMENT, WEAPONS, USSR, DECISION MAKING, GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN), MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN), INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, MILITARY EQUIPMENT, PLANNING, ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS, POLAND
Field(s)/Group(s):
Government and Political Science, Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
Report Date:
1981 Jan 01