02434cam a2200433 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024010001600065020002200081027001900103035002000122037002200142040001900164043002100183050002100204100003400225245008500259264003700344300002600381336002600407337002600433337002800459338003600487338002700523500002100550500006400571504004100635520096200676530005801638588004701696650002601743651003501769651003601804710002901840710002201869710003101891856005901922999001901981rnd000000000047096RAND920212s1980    cau      b    000 0 eng d  a   80024555  a0833002732 (pbk.)  aRAND/R-2579-AF  a(Sirsi) a188038  c$20.00fpaperback  aCstmoRcCstmoR  ae-ur---an-us--- 4aUA770b.L36 19801 aLambeth, Benjamin S.eauthor.10aSoviet strategic conduct and the prospects for stability /cBenjamin S. Lambeth. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1980.  aix, 15 pages ;c28 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"December 1980."  aThis research was conducted under RAND's Project Air Force.  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aThroughout 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.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aDeterrence (Strategy) 0aSoviet UnionxMilitary policy. 0aUnited StatesxMilitary policy.2 aProject Air Force (U.S.)2 aRand Corporation.1 aUnited States.bAir Force.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2579/  c599818d599818