Implications of the Gorbachev Force Cuts

Abstract

This testimony will discuss the military and political implications of the unilateral force reductions recently announced by the Soviet Union and East European countries. In the main, it will cover the military implications, touching briefly on the political implications at the end. These cuts will be important when they are carried out. However, a number of questions remain about details that leave large uncertainties about their ultimate military effect. The political effect, however, is already substantial.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA205399

Entities

People

  • James A. Thomson

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Arms Control
  • Army
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Fire
  • Central Europe
  • Combat Readiness
  • Corporations
  • Databases
  • East Germany
  • Eastern Europe
  • Europe
  • Force Structure
  • Germany
  • Self Propelled Guns
  • Ussr
  • Warfare

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