Ogarkov's Complaint and Gorbachev's Dilemma. The Soviet Defense Budget and Party-Military Conflict

Abstract

This report attempts to illuminate the conflict within the Soviet Union between the Communist Party and the military high command over resource allocation in the early 1980s. It examines the measures of resource growth that the two sides could have used in the debate. It also considers Gorbachev's approach to the same problem in the last half of the 1980s and the connections between the two episodes. The author suggests that, in the future, Gorbachev's ability to maneuver may be limited by the growing harshness of military-Party relations. Furthermore, his failure to make good on his promises could aggravate the military-Party conflict. Keywords: USSR; Communist; Military Forces (Foreign); Economics. (SDW)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA213819

Entities

People

  • Abraham S. Becker

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Arms Control
  • Construction
  • Defense Industry
  • Governments
  • International Trade
  • Investments
  • Materials
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Procurement
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Economics
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies