The Russian View of U.S. Strategy; Its Past, Its Future

Jonathan Samuel Lockwood, Kathleen O'Brien Lockwood

ISBN 10: 0765806363 / ISBN 13: 9780765806369

Published by Transaction Books/Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 2009

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Transaction Books/Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. 2009. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 8th Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: VG+; small fold to front wrap at lower front corner and slight soiling to text block bottom from shelving. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split. 233 pp. Soviet perceptions of US strategy remained remarkably consistent from the post-Stalin period through the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union itself. This volume analizes the Russian perspectives of US strategic evolution from the declaration of the "massive retaliation" doctrine of 1954 through the Soviet collapse in 1991. A clean and very presentable copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Russian View of U.S. Strategy; Its Past, Its Future
• Publisher: Transaction Books/Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765806363
• ISBN 13: 9780765806369
• Binding: Soft cover
• Printing: 5th or later Printin
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Cold War
  • General Military
  • Russia

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Synopsis

Soviet perceptions of U.S. strategy remained remarkably consistent from the post-Stalin period through the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union itself. The consistency of the Soviet tendency to engage in the 'mirror-image' fallacy in their analyses of U.S. doctrine and strategic intentions has profound implications for the future relationship of the U.S. and the now-independent republics. This authoritative volume analyzes the Soviet/Russian perspectives of U.S. strategic evolution from the declaration of the 'massive retaliation' doctrine of 1954 through the Soviet collapse of 1991.The Soviets considered the growth of their strategic nuclear arsenal as the main factor giving them political leverage over U.S. foreign policy and predicted that a defense policy based on strategic defense would be the most effective deterrent from a Soviet perspective. Now the Russian military and political leadership places a high value on strategic nuclear forces in terms of political leverage and prestige.Building upon a wide variety of international sources, the Lockwoods offer a penetrating assessment of how the present Russian perspective will affect political relationships, not only with the U.S. and the West, but also among the independent republics. This factor will become ever more critical as they vie for decentralized versus unified control of what was the Soviet nuclear arsenal under the shadow of the collapsing economies. The authors also introduce a new theory concerning the future impact of ballistic missile defense on operational warfare in light of the U.S. experience in Operation Desert Storm. The Russian View of U.S. Strategy provides a comprehensive historical context and an up-to-date appraisal of an uncertain and potentially volatile development in U.S.-Russian relations. It will be of interest to historians, policymakers, and military analysts.

About the Author

Jonathan Samuel Lockwood