Soviet Strategic Arms Policy Before Salt

Klappentext In this book Dr Christoph Bluth presents an original analysis of the build up of Soviet strategic forces from the death of Stalin to the SALT I agreement. Zusammenfassung In this book Dr Christoph Bluth presents an original analysis of the build up of Soviet strategic forces from the death of Stalin to the SALT I agreement. The author is able to demonstrate how domestic priorities and internal power struggles account for the seeming inconsistencies of Soviet military and foreign policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of abbreviations; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Part I. Soviet Strategic Arms Policy - The General Framework: 1. Introduction; 2. Decision-making in the Soviet Union; 3. Strategic nuclear power and foreign policy objectives; 4. Soviet military doctrine and policy; 5. Party-military relations and strategic arms policy; Part II. Soviet Decision-Making in Strategic Arms Policy: 6. The development of strategic bombers in the Soviet Union; 7. Soviet ICBM deployment: two case studies; 8. Soviet strategic nuclear power at sea; 9. Strategic defence; 10. The military uses of space; 11. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Christoph Bluth, Christoph (University of Essex) Bluth
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.10.2009
• EAN: 9780521121637
• ISBN: 978-0-521-12163-7
• No. of pages: 332
• Series: Cambridge Russian, Soviet and
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science