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AN ANALYSIS OF ADMIRAL GORSHKOV'S NAVIES IN WAR AND PEACE
February 1, 1981
This paper describes the publication of a serialized article 'Navies in War and Peace' and summarizes the arguments advanced there by Soviet Navy Admiral Gorshkov. An examination is made of the potential links between the publication of his statement and the domestic and international contexts in which it appeared. Some summary judgements on the meaning and import of 'Navies in War and Peace' are presented.
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WAR AND PEACE IN THE NORTH: SOME POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE CHANGING MILITARY SITUATION IN NORTHERN EUROPE
February 1, 1981
This paper emphasizes Soviet naval capability and policy in this presentation on military implications of the political situation in Northern Europe.
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COUNTERFORCE EFFECTIVENESS, A COMPARISON OF THE TSIPIS K MEASURE AND A COMPUTER SIMULATION
February 1, 1981
The data used by Robert Leggett in projecting U.S. and Soviet counterforce effectiveness through the 1980s is reexamined using AEM, a computer simulation of strategic war. The counterforce effectiveness of the U.S. and Soviet strategic forces, as measured by the number of surviving intercontinental ballistic missiles, does not confirm Leggett and Tsipis' findings.
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A Somewhat Different View of the Optimal Naval Posture
February 1, 1981

This paper discusses how U.S. naval forces are deployed rather than how they are constituted. Emphasis is on deployment in the Mediterranean.

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The United States Navy
February 1, 1981

This paper discusses the forces that have shaped the U.S. Navy, identifies its ships and aircraft, describes its composition, and answers questions concerning its future.

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RECENT CHANGES IN SOVIET NAVAL POLICY: PROSPECTS FOR ARMS LIMITATIONS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND INDIAN OCEAN
February 1, 1981
This paper discusses recent Soviet initiatives for agreement with the United States on naval arms control, and attempts to evaluate their significance in the context of the Soviet navy's increasingly active role in support of Soviet foreign policy.
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THE SOVIET UNION'S QUEST FOR ACCESS TO NAVAL FACILITIES IN EGYPT PRIOR TO THE JUNE WAR OF 1967
February 1, 1981
This paper describes methods employed by the Soviets to gain access to naval facilities in Egypt before the June War of 1967. The study also seeks to explain why the U.S.S.R. perceived a need for the facilities, and, identifies landmarks in the Soviet effort to obtain access to them.
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MARITIME FACTORS AFFECTING IBERIAN SECURITY
November 1, 1980
This paper reviews the threats to Iberian security that would arise directly or indirectly from maritime axes in the context of a major war between East and West. Soviet goals in general war and the concept of operations the Soviets will employ to achieve those goals are assessed. The role assigned Soviet maritime power, primarily the Soviet navy, is also explored. A Spanish translation of the article is attached.
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The Interacting Evolution of Soviet and American Military Doctrines
September 1, 1980
This paper examines U.S. and Soviet political and military doctrines, focusing on the interrelationship between the two doctrines and the future evolution of U.S. and Soviet military strategy.
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Causal Inferences and the Use of Force: A Critique of Force Without War
May 1, 1980
This paper provides a critique of a recent Brookings Institution study, Force Without War, which analyzes the role military force has played in recent U.S. foreign policy. Methodological flaws of the Brookings study are highlighted.
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