Impact of Gorbachev's Politics on Soviet Navy Missions

Abstract

Priorities of Soviet Navy missions are changing. The role of power projection is likely to decline. The mission of nuclear strikes against enemy territory continues to have top priority. Strategic ASW may be somewhat deemphasized. SLOC interdiction faces an uncertain future, direct support of ground operations is becoming more important.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA234826

Entities

People

  • Mikhail Tsypkin

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Combat Readiness
  • Economic Systems
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Market Economy
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Political Systems
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies