ROCKET NUCLEAR WAR AND POLICY (RAKETNO-YADERNAYA VOINA I POLITIKA),
Abstract
The authors discuss the Marxist-Leninist idea of war, which is considered to be primarily a continuation of political action on another plane and which does not exclude other means of struggle. It is a manifestation of class conflict, even if it is used as a weapon of national policy such as a national war of liberation. War is therefore not to be identified exclusively with military action, but is an extremely complex phenomenon, especially under nuclear conditions. If a nuclear war is initiated, political activity will not cease nor even decrease. Contradictions between the socialist and imperialist camps are the main cause of the present world political situation and will affect the course of hostilities. General problems of strategy will be determined by the political objectives of nuclear war. The possibilities of political influence on military activities and the outcome of the war will increase enormously, while the time factor will decrease. Strategic objectives of nuclear war will begin to be realized from the very start of hostilities. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 28, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0671746
Entities
People
- A. Babakov
- V. Rybnikov
Organizations
- National Air and Space Intelligence Center