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020 _a0833004468 (pbk.)
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035 _a(Sirsi) a188300
037 _cOnline only
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_b.G33 1982
100 1 _aGelman, Harry,
_d1930-
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe Soviet Far East buildup and Soviet risk-taking against China /
_cHarry Gelman.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1982.
300 _axxviii, 138 pages., [1] fold. leaf of plates :
_bmaps ;
_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"August 1982."
500 _a"Project Air Force"--Cover.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _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.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
651 0 _aChina
_xMilitary relations
_zSoviet Union.
651 0 _aEast Asia
_xMilitary relations
_zSoviet Union.
651 0 _aSoviet Union
_xMilitary policy.
651 0 _aSoviet Union
_xMilitary relations
_zChina.
651 0 _aSoviet Union
_xMilitary relations
_zEast Asia.
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/pubs/reports/R2943/
999 _c599804
_d599804