The Soviet Naval Indian Ocean Squadron. Raison d'Etre: Action or Reaction?

Abstract

The Soviet Naval Indian Ocean Squadron began its active deployments to the Indian Ocean in 1968. This led to a wide-ranging debate as to its purpose, which could be active or reactive in nature. To deal properly with the Squadron, it is important for the planner to understand the difference between the two. This thesis examines the broad range of theorized missions for the Squadron. These Western theories are compared to determine the relative merits of each. A very select number of Soviet writer's works are examined for any correlation with the Western theories. This is set against the background of a historical survey of U.S. and Soviet naval relations in the region. The results of these comparisons lead to the conclusion that the Squadron's mission is both active and reactive, and that most of the theories have some merit.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA140490

Entities

People

  • A. M. Stout

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Boats
  • Deployment
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Geography
  • Indian Ocean
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Surveillance
  • Topography
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design