Soviet interest in civil defense arises from a concept of war in which the opponent's morale and industrial capabilities are regarded as major targets for strategic attack. The purpose of such attack is to break the enemy's will to resist and to deprive him of the means of continuing the struggle by destroying his capacity to produce new weapons and military equipment. Although some Soviet military leaders believe that a general war may be a short one, they appear to have such confidence in the possibility of a long war as to prepare for it -- at least to the extent that their investment in civil defense contributes to this end. The Soviet civil defense program, which has been in effect for over a decade, has placed considerable stress on measures designed to protect industrial and administrative personnel, to ensure the continuity of industrial production under war conditions, and to reduce the shock and casualties among the population.


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    Titel :

    The Role of Civil Defense in Soviet Strategy


    Beteiligte:
    L. Goure (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1963


    Format / Umfang :

    35 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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