The Strategic Employment of the Soviet Navy in a Nuclear War.

Abstract

This study is primarily concerned with what appears to be the primary role of the Soviet Navy: preparation for fighting of a nuclear war involving the USSR and the U.S. in which the homeland of each of these nation's is threatened with or subjected to destruction by long-range strategic nuclear systems (as strategic is generally used in the West). This research is concerned with two major issues. The first is to consider the strategic employment of the Soviet fleet in nuclear war and deterrence involving the Soviet and American homelands. Second, an important by-product is the creation of a better methodology for analyzing the Soviet Navy. The new methodology will be tested by consideration of these deterrence and war roles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA149481

Entities

People

  • J. J. Tritten

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Boats
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Geography
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Second World War
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Effects

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design