Strategic Power: USA/USSR

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Concept of Strategic Culture: Caveat Emptor....Pages 3-9
American National Style and Strategic Culture....Pages 10-34
Soviet Strategic Culture....Pages 35-49
US Perceptions of Soviet Threat: Prudence and Paranoia....Pages 50-71
Soviet Perceptions of US Threat....Pages 72-84
United States Strategic Policy Since 1945: Doctrine, Military-Technical Innovation and Force Structure....Pages 85-105
Soviet Strategic Policy Since 1945....Pages 106-120
The Concept of Strategic Culture Affirmed....Pages 121-128
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
The US Approach to Deterrence....Pages 131-139
Soviet Views on Nuclear Deterrence....Pages 140-143
US Thinking About Arms Competition and Arms Control....Pages 144-150
The Arms Race and Arms Control: Soviet Views....Pages 151-156
Escalation/Limited War: The US View....Pages 157-161
Soviet Views of Escalation/Limited War....Pages 162-168
Strategic Stability/ Superiority: the US View....Pages 169-173
Soviet Views on Strategic Stability/Superiority....Pages 174-190
Crisis Management: the US Approach....Pages 191-197
Crisis Management: the Soviet Approach....Pages 198-205
Strategic Defence: USA....Pages 206-216
Soviet Strategic and Civil Defence....Pages 217-226
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Comparative Concepts: Commentary....Pages 227-231
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Decision-making in Defence: the US Case....Pages 235-246
Decision-making in Defence: the Soviet Case....Pages 247-259
The Economic Dimension of Defence: the United States....Pages 260-269
The Economic Dimension of Soviet Security....Pages 270-285
The US Military-Industrial Complex and National Strategy....Pages 286-297
Moscow’s ‘Military-Industrial Complex’: Its Nature and Impact....Pages 298-307
Management of the Defence Industry: the United States....Pages 308-324
Management of the Defence Industry: the Soviet Union....Pages 325-334
The United States and NATO....Pages 335-345
The Impact of Neighbours and Allies: the Soviet Case....Pages 346-352
Front Matter....Pages 353-353
American Thinking on Nuclear War....Pages 355-369
Soviet Thinking on Nuclear War....Pages 370-381
Use of the Military Instrument Short of War: the United States....Pages 382-397
Use of the Military Instrument Short of War: the Soviet Union....Pages 398-412
Use of Force: a Soviet Commentary....Pages 413-417
Front Matter....Pages 419-419
The Changing American Strategic Environment....Pages 421-434
The Changing Soviet Strategic Environment: Soviet Military Doctrine, Conventional Military Forces, and the Scientific-Technical Revolution in Military Affairs....Pages 435-456
The US Navy in the Nuclear Age....Pages 457-469
Soviet Naval Strategy: Naval Doctrine....Pages 470-477
Front Matter....Pages 419-419
New Thinking: The Western Debate on Strategy and Security....Pages 478-485
New Thinking in Soviet Security Policy....Pages 486-494
Contemporary Issues: Some Soviet Comments....Pages 495-499
Management of Contemporary Issues: A Western Commentary....Pages 500-502
Conclusion....Pages 503-506
Back Matter....Pages 507-519