Soviet Science and Weapons Acquisition

Abstract

The principal actors in Soviet science and weapons acquisition include the nine military-production ministries; the Ministry of Defense; the military and civilian science sectors; and two coordinating agencies--the powerful Military-Industrial Commission (VPK), and the State Committee for Science and Technology (GKNT). The "military science", sector is defined as comprising the research institutes of the military-production ministries, and institutes directly subordinated to the Defense Ministry and the military services. The "civilian science" sector consists of the USSR Academy of Sciences, its Siberian Division, and the regional academies of sciences; the research component of the higher educational institutions; and the research establishments of the civilian production ministries. Soviet science organizations are marked by their separation--by administration, stage of R&D, and scientific field.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA483983

Entities

People

  • Arthur J. Alexander

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Military Science
  • Monitoring
  • Production
  • Security
  • Standards

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies