War Termination: The Maritime Component

Abstract

Analysis of new Soviet defense military doctrine and strategy with emphasis on strategic role of Navy and war termination. Author concludes despite Soviet wars, the USSR has not and cannot repudiate all wars, including nuclear war, since the defense of th homeland remains a necessary and objective mission of all armed forces. Author argues against separation of war into nuclear and non-nuclear components. New strategic missions for Soviet armed forces analyzed along with special considerations for military operations in maritime theaters. Author concludes that nations can allow greater amount of uncertainty in war termination decisions than is normally thought and that war termination discussions need to be separated into those supporting programming, pre-war planning, and during war. Keywords: USSR Tactical Warfare, Strategic analysis, War potential.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 30, 1990
Accession Number
ADA226564

Entities

People

  • James John Tritten

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • California
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Strategy
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Political Science
  • United States
  • Warfare

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  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies