Soviet Military Doctrine : Meeting the Criteria for a Defensive Orientation?

Examines Soviet motivations for wanting to change their offensive posture, and reviews key definitional and conceptual problems surrounding discussions of a defensive doctrine. Outlines broad criteria for identifying a defensive doctrine, juxtaposes these criteria with the emerging signs of change,...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1989.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Arms control. Civil-military relations. Strategy. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines Soviet motivations for wanting to change their offensive posture, and reviews key definitional and conceptual problems surrounding discussions of a defensive doctrine. Outlines broad criteria for identifying a defensive doctrine, juxtaposes these criteria with the emerging signs of change, and considers the prospects for further change in Soviet military doctrine.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.