Russia's Evolution Toward a Unified Strategic Operation: The Influence of Geography and Conventional Capacity

Abstract

Russian planning for regional and large-scale war is trending toward a so-called unified strategic operation. This notional concept is an organizing construct for a future Russian force structure with increasing conventional capacity to engage critical targets at the regional and global levels. It includes a nonnuclear and nuclear component and involves the coordinated action of multiple joint strategic commands. The conventional tasks within a unified strategic operation likely are oriented toward the destruction (degradation) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aerospace system and civilian infrastructure to terminate the conflict prior to nuclear escalation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 16, 2023
Accession Number
AD1193347

Entities

People

  • Alyssa Demus
  • Christopher S Lynch
  • Clint Reach
  • Dara Massicot
  • David Woodworth
  • Khrystyna Holynska
  • Michelle Grise

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Anti-Ballistic Missiles
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Geography
  • Guided Bombs
  • Information Systems
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Prompt Global Strike
  • Rockets
  • Space Objects
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Seismology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space