Soviet Military Strategy A Translation from the Russian of V. D. Sokolovskii with Analysis and Annotation by H. Dinerstein, L.

Gour and T. Wolfe A discussion and re-examination by Soviet military leaders of the effects of nuc lear weapons on Soviet security and on the requirements for waging a successful war. The Soviet authors examine in detail the character of Soviet strategy and m ethods of conducting a modern war, the role of nuclear weapons and strategic for ces, the employment of ground forces, and the functions and problems of air defe nse and civil defense. They also present a comprehensive Soviet assessment of We stern military capabilities country by country. The report provides an extensive discussion of the critical importance of the nuclear first strike; it deals wit h the size, organization, and composition of the armed forces, and with their mo bilization and state of readiness; it gives the Soviet view on m