This book, first published in 1984, analyses the critically important Cold War issue of the Soviet national security decision-making process dealing with weapons acquisition, arms control and the application of military force. It conceptualises Soviet decision-making for national security from Stalinist antecedents to 1980s modes, and examines the problems of decision-making concerning weapons development, defence research and development and SALT negotiations. It also focuses on the decision-making processes which led to the use or threatened use of military force in Czechoslovakia (1968), the Middle East (1973) and Afghanistan (1979).
| ISBN: | 9780367621384 |
| Publication date: | 15th June 2022 |
| Author: | Jiri Valenta |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 334 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions: Cold War Security Studies |
| Genres: |
Peace studies and conflict resolution Politics and government |