Soviet Ground and Tactical Air Forces.

Abstract

Between now and the year 2000 it is unlikely that the Soviet ground and tactical air forces would be prepared to give up their longstanding numerical and geographical advantages. On the other hand, if the West were to allocate more resources to exploiting its inherently greater technological competitiveness (an effort that would require, among other things, a reduction in present levels of licit and illicit advanced technology transfer to the Eastern Bloc), it could compel the Soviet Union to choose between ground and tactical air forces that are (1) numerically superior but no longer qualitatively competitive, or (2) qualitatively competitive but no longer endowed with an operationally significant numerical advantage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 23, 1987
Accession Number
ADA179885

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey Record

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Anti-Aircraft Weapons
  • Command And Control
  • Defense Systems
  • Eastern Europe
  • Europe
  • Far East
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Warfare

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  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Economics
  • Strategic Security Studies