The Projection of Soviet Power,

Abstract

Over the past several years there have been a number of indications of increased Soviet interest in having a military capability to intervene in regions far removed from the Soviet homeland. This capability has taken many forms, from the presence of small military missions to the establishment of bases on the territory of distant powers. The present study examines what has happened. It includes some background material to give a feeling for trends, and some information on comparative American and Soviet capabilities to protect military power. It also explores what can be said about the intentions of the two superpowers. It makes hypotheses about future Soviet actions, and suggests possibilities for American actions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA051214

Entities

People

  • W. Scott Thompson

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Agreements
  • Aircrafts
  • Asia
  • Civil War
  • Cold War
  • Eastern Europe
  • Economic Systems
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Middle East
  • Military Aircraft
  • New York
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design