Methodologies Used by Warsaw Pact Countries (Except U.S.S.R.) in Obtaining U.S. Technologies

Abstract

The Warsaw Pact countries obtain U.S. technologies by legal and illegal means. Methods of collection include espionage, overt collection, acquisition by scientific and educational exchange participants and illegal trade activities. Examples of methods used by the Warsaw Pact countries (except the U.S.S.R.) are provided. The U.S. faces barriers to preventing loss of its technologies. Among these are resistance from U.S. business interests, insufficient cooperation between U.S. government agencies and overseas allies, lack of U.S. counterintelligence personnel and the openess of American society. The study concludes that the Warsaw Pact's has narrowed NATO's qualitative lead in weaponry as a result of the Warsaw Pact's acquisition effort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA180570

Entities

People

  • Robert J. Cheeseman

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Economic Systems
  • Electronics Industry
  • Engineers
  • Governments
  • Integrated Circuits
  • International Trade
  • Law
  • Market Economy
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Personnel Management
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Warfare

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  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Strategic Security Studies