02260cam a2200409 i 4500 rnd000000000047142 RAND 920212s1981 cau b 000 0 eng d 81015330 0833003542 RAND/R-2687-AF (Sirsi) a188117 $20.00 paperback CstmoR CstmoR e-ur--- UA770 .L334 1981 Lambeth, Benjamin S. author. Risk and uncertainty in Soviet deliberations about war / Benjamin S. Lambeth. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1981. ix, 28 pages ; 28 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "October 1981." "Project Air Force" Includes bibliographical references. Surveys the elements of risk, uncertainty, and unpredictability that might moderate Soviet behavior and undermine the confidence with which Soviet decisionmakers would consider entering into a major military engagement with the United States. Although the report does not question the substantial threat implications of Soviet force improvements that have been under way in recent years, it does describe certain realities of Soviet style and leadership concern about possible Soviet military inadequacies that make the more ominous features of Soviet doctrine and force development appear somewhat less alarming. The analysis is based on a combination of evidence suggested by past Soviet crisis behavior, information offered in Soviet literature concerning troop management and training, and inferences from known or suspected Soviet political practices, organizational characteristics, and operational concerns. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. Soviet Union Defenses. Soviet Union Military policy. Project Air Force (U.S.) Rand Corporation. United States. Air Force. Online Access http://www.rand.org/publications/R/R2687/ 599655 599655