The U.S.-Soviet Strategic Balance in the 1980s: Can We Meet the Challenge

The U.S.-Soviet Strategic Balance in the 1980s: Can We Meet the Challenge

The paper addresses the overall U.S.-Soviet strategic competition. The context in which the strategic balance is defined is described as well as current problems with the balance and possible solutions for the problems. The term balance refers to strategic nuclear forces of the United States and Sov...

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1. Verfasser: Lewis,Kevin N
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
BALANCE OF POWER
DETERRENCE
FOREIGN POLICY
Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
NATIONAL DEFENSE
NATIONAL SECURITY
NUCLEAR WARFARE
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Physical Chemistry
POLICIES
STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
STRATEGIC MATERIALS
STRATEGIC WARFARE
STRATEGIC WEAPONS
UNITED STATES
USSR
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Zusammenfassung:The paper addresses the overall U.S.-Soviet strategic competition. The context in which the strategic balance is defined is described as well as current problems with the balance and possible solutions for the problems. The term balance refers to strategic nuclear forces of the United States and Soviet Union. Most balance assessments portray defense issues in military contexts when the major concern is how the use of nuclear weapons can support our national objectives. This paper is a revised version of a talk given before the International Forum of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council on 24 June 1981.