These issues warrant more thorough consideration in Soviet Military Power.
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"For the first time since 1982, when then-Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger introduced this important document as an authoritative unclassified assessment of Soviet military might, Soviet Military Power has deviated from its original purpose, " Frank J.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Reading Between The Lines In Soviet Military Power
Such developments combined with the direct and indirect adverse effects of the prevailing arms control regime since 1972, including repeated violations of that regime by the Soviet Union have transformed Soviet military power and increasingly call into question the adequacy of the U.S. strategic deterrent.
Alternatively, this information could have been obtained by Soviet Colonel-General Albert Makashov, commander of the huge Siberian military district and a unabashed advocate of the assertive use of Soviet military power, who held secret meetings with the Iraqi Foreign Minister in Baghdad shortly before the invasion of Kuwait.
Such a devolution which is still being resisted by Gorbachev, Yavlinsky and others who remain tied to Moscow center and key Western governments and business interests is the single best hope for transforming the threat posed in the past by Soviet military power and securing economic freedom for the people of the former USSR.
Such a devolution -- which is still being resisted by Gorbachev, Yavlinsky and others who remain tied to Moscow center and key Western governments and business interests -- is the single best hope for transforming the threat posed in the past by Soviet military power and securing economic freedom for the people of the former USSR.
At the same time, both the United States and China were wary of the Soviet Union's military power and expansionist agenda.
They feared the U.S. was losing the edge to the Soviet Union in technology and military power.
In ending the "no exceptions" policy, the West will by definition be providing the USSR access to dual-use technology and know-how of direct relevance to Soviet efforts to enhance its military power.
Finally, and especially worrisome, is the possibility that entirely inappropriate lessons might be drawn about the certitude the West can have concerning Gorbachev's hold on power and his control over the Soviet military.
The Soviet Union has long sought to be the preeminent military and political power on Eurasian landmass.
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All scenarios are grim, yet there is one constant amidst all the confusion: the Islamist backed military generals will remain in power ever true to their Soviet training.
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Russia can make mischief, but it cannot project military and ideological power all around the world, as the Soviet Union did during the cold war.
When Soviet power collapsed, much as he had predicted, thanks to its inability to keep up with American military might, Mr Pipes was proved triumphantly right.
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