02777cam a2200457 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024010001600065020002200081027001900103035002000122037001600142040001900158043003000177050002100207100003500228245008600263264003700349300006700386336002600453337002600479337002800505338003600533338002700569500001900596500003200615504004100647520114300688530005801831588004701889651004501936651004901981651003502030651004502065651004902110710002902159710002202188710003102210856005902241999001902300rnd000000000047260RAND920212s1982    caub     b    000 0 eng d  a   82016709  a0833004468 (pbk.)  aRAND/R-2943-AF  a(Sirsi) a188300  cOnline only  aCstmoRcCstmoR  ae-ur---aa-cc---aae----- 4aUA770b.G33 19821 aGelman, Harry,d1930-eauthor.14aThe Soviet Far East buildup and Soviet risk-taking against China /cHarry Gelman. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1982.  axxviii, 138 pages., [1] fold. leaf of plates :bmaps  ;c28 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"August 1982."  a"Project Air Force"--Cover.  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aAn 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.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aChinaxMilitary relationszSoviet Union. 0aEast AsiaxMilitary relationszSoviet Union. 0aSoviet UnionxMilitary policy. 0aSoviet UnionxMilitary relationszChina. 0aSoviet UnionxMilitary relationszEast Asia.2 aProject Air Force (U.S.)2 aRand Corporation.1 aUnited States.bAir Force.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2943/  c599804d599804