Soviet military power and European security

Expert InsightsPublished 1966

An analysis of the military dimensions of Soviet policy toward an evolving Europe. Stalin's military policies in the early postwar years, development of Soviet military posture up to Stalin's death, and the problems and reforms of the Khrushchev era are reviewed. There has been no essential repudiation of Khrushchev's policies under the Brezhnev-Kosygin regime. Although the Warsaw Pact is evolving into an alliance that can no longer be considered merely the compliant instrument of Soviet policy, its dissolution is not indicated and its military potential is greater than when the Soviet Union assumed the military responsibility for its members. Until the issues which underlie the division of Europe are brought closer to political settlement, Europe's security will require collaborative measures by the West to ensure that the threat of Soviet military power remains immobilized.

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  • Year: 1966
  • Pages: 51
  • Document Number: P-3429

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