The Soviet Turn Toward Conventional Force Reduction

The Internal Struggle and the Variables at Play — Executive Summary

Harry Gelman

ResearchPublished 1989

This report presents key observations drawn from R-3876, a RAND study that examines the relationship between the Soviet force posture toward Western Europe and the political struggle that is being waged in the Soviet Union for control over the priorities of military deployment policy and military-industrial decisionmaking.

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  • Availability: Web Only
  • Year: 1989
  • Pages: 21
  • Document Number: R-3876/1-AF

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Gelman, Harry, The Soviet Turn Toward Conventional Force Reduction: The Internal Struggle and the Variables at Play — Executive Summary. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1989. https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3876z1.html.
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