Soviet Military Doctrine: An Overview,

Abstract

This assessment, one of a series produced by the Directorate of Estimate's Strategic Studies Division, provides a general overview of Soviet military doctrine. It examines how Soviet doctrine is formulated, how it is structured, and what it tells us about the Soviet perceptions of a future war. What emerges from this discussion is the clearly offensively oriented warfighting, warwinning nature of Soviet military doctrine and Soviet views of war and deterrence which differ fundamentally from our own. This assessment has avoided the pitfalls inherent in many Western studies which mirror image Soviet military doctrine with that of the U.S. It is published at the unclassified level to ensure the widest possible dissemination and discussion of the issues it raises. This publication should serve as a stimulus to further understanding and examination of the Soviet military threat. (Author).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 02, 1983
Accession Number
ADA156653

Entities

People

  • K. M. Currie

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Military Art
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Doctrine
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Political Systems
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies