Soviet Perceptions of U.S. Antisubmarine Warfare Capabilities. Volume 1. Executive Summary. Revision

Abstract

This study addresses four primary questions: How frequently and in what contexts do the Soviets discuss U.S. ASW capabilities? How have the frequency and nature of Soviet commentaries on the subject changed? What U.S. ASW programs are the particular focus of Soviet commentary? What is the Soviet perception of U.S. anti-submarine warfare capabilities and how has it changed over the period 1960 - 1980? Answers to these and related questions have been derived from qualitative and quantitative content analyses of Soviet open-source national security publications. The commentaries sampled in the analyses - spanning the years 1960 to 1980 - represent the views of naval, military, and party/government leaders and spokesmen.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA100899

Entities

People

  • Lois S. Lembo
  • Mark A. Hainline
  • Robert W. Herrick

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Capable Ships
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Antisubmarine Aircraft
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Attack Submarines
  • Boats
  • Carrier Based Aircraft
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Submarines
  • Ussr
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design