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_b.L338 1990
100 1 _aLambeth, Benjamin S.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aIs Soviet defense policy becoming civilianized? /
_cBenjamin S. Lambeth.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1990.
300 _axv, 71 pages ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"August 1990."
500 _a"National Defense Research Institute"--Cover.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _aSince Mikhail Gorbachev assumed power in 1985, aspiring players from outside the military have sought to influence the Soviet defense decisionmaking process. As a result, there has been a significant erosion of the monopoly held by the Defense Ministry and the General Staff in formulating Soviet military programs and policy. This report examines the changing structure and context of Soviet defense decisionmaking, emphasizing the growing role of civilians in shaping Soviet national security policy. If these defense intellectuals and other civilians succeed, it may or may not mean an end to the historic competition between the Soviet Union and the West. It will, however, guarantee that any relationship that eventually emerges will entail a more cosmopolitan Soviet adversary and a major alteration in the geopolitical challenge it represents.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aCivil-military relations
_zSoviet Union.
651 0 _aSoviet Union
_xMilitary policy.
710 2 _aInternational Security and Defense Policy Center.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bOffice of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3939/
999 _c598643
_d598643