The Soviet Union and Iran Strategic Implications for the United States Navy.

Abstract

This thesis examines the nature and the scope of Soviet relations with Iran with particular emphasis on the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79 and the Iranian-Iraqi war which, as of this writing is still in-progress. The analysis focuses on: (1) The importance of Iran to Soviet decision makers in terms of the U.S.S.R.'s security, ideological, cultural, and economic goals in Southwest Asia; (2) The factors which act to constrain Soviet foreign policy in Iran and the Persian Gulf region and; (3) The strategic implications of Soviet policy in Iran for the United States Navy and U.S. national security. This analysis concludes that a superpower confrontation in Iran, although unlikely by design, is distinctly possible due to the volatile nature of Iran and the problems that beset the states of Southwest Asia. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA104057

Entities

People

  • Leroy Windsor Chapple

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Civil War
  • Cold War
  • Commerce
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Political Systems
  • Treaties
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security