The Future of the Soviet Maritime Fleet: A Methodological Approach Utilizing Selected Factors for Prediction.

Abstract

One major purpose of this research was the development of a methodology by which economic, political, and military measures can be utilized to predict the composition and size of the future Soviet Maritime Fleet. A second goal was the analysis of the relative importance of the various predictive factors in explaining Soviet shipping development and a comparison of three factor-derived models with other major maritime nations, especially the USA.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA009573

Entities

People

  • Thomas James Martin

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Freight Transportation
  • Marine Transportation
  • Shipping
  • Surface Transportation

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies