Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. Chapter I. IMPACT OF THE NUCLEAR AGE ON SOVIET MILITARY POLICY 18
6. Chapter II. THE INTERNAL SOVIET MILITARY DEBATE 26
7. Chapter III. THE SOVIET VOICE IN THE EAST-WEST STRATEGIC DISCOURSE 38
8. Chapter IV. GENERAL IMPORT OF THE NEW SOKOLOVSKII VOLUME 51
9. Chapter V. THE CREDIBILITY OF THE SOVIET DETERRENT POSTURE 56
10. Chapter VI. THE QUESTION OF WAR AS AN INSTRUMENT OF POLICY 70
11. Chapter VII. THE DOCTRINE OF MILITARY SUPERIORITY 79
12. Chapter VIII. SIGNS OF STRESS IN POLITICAL–MILITARY RELATIONS 91
13. Chapter IX. NATURE AND LIKELIHOOD OF A FUTURE WAR 110
14. Chapter Χ. LIMITED WAR 118
15. Chapter XI. THE SHORT-VERSUS-LONG WAR ISSUE 130
16. Chapter XII. DEBATE OVER THE SIZE OF THE ARMED FORCES 139
17. Chapter XIII. THE PRIMACY OF STRATEGIC FORCES AND OPERATIONS 153
18. Chapter XIV. EVOLVING ROLES OF THE TRADITIONAL FORCES 172
19. Chapter XV. STRATEGIC DEFENSE OF THE SOVIET UNION 189
20. Chapter XVI. MILITARY USES OF SPACE 200
21. Chapter XVII. COALITION ASPECTS OF SOVIET STRATEGY 210
22. Chapter XVIII. THE SEARCH FOR A WAR–WINNING STRATEGY 225
23. Chapter XIX. SOVIET MILITARY STRATEGY AND DISARMAMENT 231
24. Chapter XX. IMAGE OF THE ADVERSARY 243
25. EPILOGUE: SOVIET STRATEGY AT THE CROSSROADS 259
26. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 263
27. NOTES 265
28. INDEX 329
29. Backmatter 343