Strategic Arms Interactions: 1945-1961.

Abstract

Throughout the period 1945-1961 the Soviet Union was strategically inferior to the United States. The Soviets sought to redress this imbalance, and the United States endeavored to remain superior. An examination is made of each major strategic arms innovation, in context, to determine its relationship to the action/reaction process. No single pattern of interaction is recognized, but one unmistakable characteristic does emerge. The United States consistantly reacted strongly even when enjoying a decisive weapons margin if a threat were perceived to its strategic superiority.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA001264

Entities

People

  • Joseph W. Hood Jr.
  • William E. Terry

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communist Countries
  • Geographic Regions
  • United States
  • Ussr

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.