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027 _aRAND/R-2687-AF
035 _a(Sirsi) a188117
037 _c$20.00
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050 0 0 _aUA770
_b.L334 1981
100 1 _aLambeth, Benjamin S.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aRisk and uncertainty in Soviet deliberations about war /
_cBenjamin S. Lambeth.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1981.
300 _aix, 28 pages ;
_c28 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"October 1981."
500 _a"Project Air Force"
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _aSurveys the elements of risk, uncertainty, and unpredictability that might moderate Soviet behavior and undermine the confidence with which Soviet decisionmakers would consider entering into a major military engagement with the United States. Although the report does not question the substantial threat implications of Soviet force improvements that have been under way in recent years, it does describe certain realities of Soviet style and leadership concern about possible Soviet military inadequacies that make the more ominous features of Soviet doctrine and force development appear somewhat less alarming. The analysis is based on a combination of evidence suggested by past Soviet crisis behavior, information offered in Soviet literature concerning troop management and training, and inferences from known or suspected Soviet political practices, organizational characteristics, and operational concerns.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
651 0 _aSoviet Union
_xDefenses.
651 0 _aSoviet Union
_xMilitary policy.
710 2 _aProject Air Force (U.S.)
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bAir Force.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/publications/R/R2687/
999 _c599655
_d599655