02746cam a2200445 i 4500 rnd000000000047260 RAND 920212s1982 caub b 000 0 eng d 82016709 0833004468 (pbk.) RAND/R-2943-AF (Sirsi) a188300 Online only CstmoR CstmoR e-ur--- a-cc--- ae----- UA770 .G33 1982 Gelman, Harry, 1930- author. The Soviet Far East buildup and Soviet risk-taking against China / Harry Gelman. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1982. xxviii, 138 pages., [1] fold. leaf of plates : maps ; 28 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "August 1982." "Project Air Force"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references. An examination of factors that have influenced the evolution of the Soviet force buildup in Siberia, Central Asia, and the Soviet Far East under the Brezhnev regime. The report also tracks the changing Soviet view of the risks involved in the use of force against the People's Republic of China during the buildup, the development of Chinese military programs, the changing Chinese political scene, and China's evolving relationship with the United States. To this end, the study examines Soviet behavior and probable calculations in the three short Asian military crises of the Brezhnev era in which the security interests of the United States, China, and the Soviet Union most sharply interacted: the 1969 Sino-Soviet border crisis, the 1971 India-Pakistan war, and the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese hostilities. Probable assumptions the Soviets hold regarding their present and future force structure in the Far East are outlined. The report concludes by weighing the security implications of three broad alternatives for Sino-U.S. relations over the next decade: the relations remain unchanged, sharply decline, or significantly improve. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. China Military relations Soviet Union. East Asia Military relations Soviet Union. Soviet Union Military policy. Soviet Union Military relations China. Soviet Union Military relations East Asia. Project Air Force (U.S.) Rand Corporation. United States. Air Force. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2943/ 599804 599804