The Background and Development of Soviet Military Doctrine.

Abstract

This report defines Soviet military doctrine and traces its development. The report begins by explaining the Soviet ideological justification for the Soviet state and its nature. The state has fundamental duties, foremost of which is defense of Soviet-style socialism. As such, the state requires a fundamental military doctrine to guide defense efforts. The Soviets state that doctrine is a function of the study of military science. The foremost component of military science for forming doctrine is military history. The report describes the Soviet study of military history and its impact on military science and doctrine. Finally, the study questions the correctness of Soviet assumptions in light of incipient breakthroughs in weapons technology. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA169297

Entities

People

  • Raymond J. Swider Jr

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil War
  • Combat Operations
  • Doctrine
  • Economic Systems
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Military Strategy
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Political Systems
  • Students
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies