Soviet Military Power: An Assessment of the Threat, 1988
Washington, DC: GPO, 1988. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Quarto, 175, [1] pages. Wraps. Illustrations (many in color). Maps. Figures. Tables. Index. Covers somewhat soiled and worn, small rough spot on front cover. Soviet Military Power was a publication of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), which provided an estimate of the military strategy and capabilities of the Soviet Union during the final years of the Cold War, ostensibly to alert the U.S. public to the significant military capabilities of the Soviet Armed Forces. First published in early October, 1981, it became an annual publication from 1983 until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. In addition to the majority English version, Soviet Military Power was translated, printed, and disseminated in a variety of languages. The report was produced annually by intelligence analysts and subject matter experts at DIA, incorporating all sources of intelligence from across the U.S. Intelligence Community. . To illustrate the publication without revealing classified U.S. satellite imagery and sensor capabilities, DIA artists prepared approximately 150 detailed paintings of Soviet military hardware and installations specifically for the publication. At the time of initial publication, Soviet Military Power constituted the largest release of declassified data in Pentagon history. According to Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, Soviet Military Power did not constitute any form of propaganda aimed at supporting the increasing defense budgets of the Reagan Administration but was designed instead to alert the American public to a growing imbalance between the military capabilities of the United States and the Soviet Union. Topics covered include Soviet national security policies, Soviet foreign policy under Gorbachev, military resources allocation, Soviet strategic programs and space forces, Soviet conventional forces, the strategic balance, regional and functional balances, research and development: the technological competition, and collective security: our risks and responsibilities. Condition: good.
Keywords: Soviet Union, Cold War, National Security, Foreign Policy, Gorbachev, Space, Strategic Balance, Naval, Ballistic Missiles, Military Resource Allocation, Collective Security, Threat Assessment, Military Research and Development, R&D, Conventional
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