Security assistance rationales: the Soviet Union and eastern europe.
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Authors
Kikla, Richard V.
Subjects
arms transfers
Soviet security assistance
Warsaw Treaty Organization
Soviet armaments
Soviet security assistance
Warsaw Treaty Organization
Soviet armaments
Advisors
Laurance, E.J.
Date of Issue
1983-12
Date
December 1983
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis analyzes Soviet arms transfer policies
within the Warsaw Treaty Organization relative to three
perspectives; political and diplomatic, strategic and
military, and economic. The political and diplomatic perspective
emphasizes political control and maximization of
Soviet influence as a primary rationale for Soviet arms
transfers. The strategic and military perspective emphasizes
military power and the maximization of the Warsaw Treaty
Organization's military potential as an alliance. The
economic perspective focuses on the Soviet military-industrial
complex and internal decision-making as a factor
in arms transfers.
The inter-relationship of these three perspectives
defines the objectives and limitations of Soviet arms
transfers within the Warsaw Treaty Organization. The
thesis concludes that the quality of Soviet arms transferred
to the WTO will always be at least a generation behind those
equipping Soviet forces and that East European license production
will only be of equipment that is relatively obsolete
by Soviet standards.
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Thesis
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Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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