02403cam a2200421 i 4500 rnd000000000047096 RAND 920212s1980 cau b 000 0 eng d 80024555 0833002732 (pbk.) RAND/R-2579-AF (Sirsi) a188038 $20.00 paperback CstmoR CstmoR e-ur--- n-us--- UA770 .L36 1980 Lambeth, Benjamin S. author. Soviet strategic conduct and the prospects for stability / Benjamin S. Lambeth. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1980. ix, 15 pages ; 28 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "December 1980." This research was conducted under RAND's Project Air Force. Includes bibliographical references. Throughout the past decade, the Soviets have refused to entertain SALT proposals that would require the Soviet Union to become an active partner in increasing its own vulnerabilities. They have also revealed a penchant for immoderate levels of arms acquisition, which raises disturbing questions about their willingness to settle for a strategic posture "essentially equivalent" to that of the United States. These features of Soviet strategic style constitute major obstacles in the path of achieving a cooperative solution to the security dilemma traditionally espoused by Western theories of mutual assured destruction. If the United States is to endure as a respectable player in the strategic arms competition, it will have to begin imposing measures conducive to stability through a strategy that appeals primarily to Soviet sensitivities, rather than to the doubtful prospect of eventual Soviet convergence with the preferred concepts of the West. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. Deterrence (Strategy) Soviet Union Military policy. United States Military policy. Project Air Force (U.S.) Rand Corporation. United States. Air Force. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2579/ 599818 599818