Soviet Options toward NATO

Abstract

This paper addresses the question of strategic options open to the Soviets (in view of present NATO strategy) and what the NATO countermeasures should be. The authors first examine Soviet thought processes, as conditioned by ideology, capabilities and priorities, in an effort to enumerate Soviet options and likely areas of emphasis. The second part discusses one of these options in detail--Soviet use of subversive movements within the NATO nations as a means of achieving the Soviet design. In assessing the present subversive threat in Western Europe, particularly with recent developments in Portugal, Italy, Greece and Turkey, this study offers a timely warning of a very real Soviet threat.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 06, 1975
Accession Number
ADB006709

Entities

People

  • Jean M. Verde De Lisle
  • Robert F. Helms Ii

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communism
  • Eastern Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Labor Unions
  • Law
  • Military Capabilities
  • National Politics
  • Nato
  • New York
  • Students
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Western Europe

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design