The Soviet Union's 'New Defensive Doctrine' and The Changing Face of Soviet Strategic Culture

Abstract

Among the dramatic changes underway within the Soviet Union is the announcement that the Soviets have adopted a new defensive doctrine. This new doctrine radically alters the way that the Soviets have structured, trained, and prepared their military for years. Soviet strategic culture remains a useful tool to examine the effects of these changes and help predict possible outcomes. This study reviews the construct of Soviet strategic culture; examines the development of the new defensive doctrine; compares the various schools of thought involved in the ongoing debate in the Soviet Union; and assesses probable results from these radical shifts in doctrine. Keywords: Soviet military doctrine; Foreign military forces; Military training; Military strategy planning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 20, 1990
Accession Number
ADA219682

Entities

People

  • Paul T. Mikolashek

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Communism
  • Doctrine
  • Economic Systems
  • Force Structure
  • Geography
  • Military Art
  • Military Doctrine
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Training
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Journalism and Media Studies.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.