The Nature of Growing Soviet Power in the Mediterranean

Abstract

There has been a numerical increase and qualitative improvement in Soviet naval units in the Mediterranean in recent years. There is disagreement, however, over whether or not the Soviets have upset the military balance in the Mediterranean. In examining the relative power of the opposing alliances in the Mediterranean, the paper considers all the forces which would probably be available to NATO and to the Soviet Union in that area. In addition, it considers geopolitical factors including the Montreux Convention, opposing naval strategies, and the current political situation in the area. (Modified author abstract)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1973
Accession Number
AD0779567

Entities

People

  • Oliver A. Ray

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Black Sea
  • Boats
  • Geography
  • Guided Missiles
  • Military Organizations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Oceans
  • Security
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Submarines
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations and European Studies