During July 1984, the editors of Krasnayz Zvezda (Red Star), the official publication of the Soviet Ministry of Defense, allocated 39 percent of the international and foreign affairs space to activities and events of the United States. In this regard, the Kremlin underscored the following propaganda themes and headlines: (1) American military personnel are continuously being indoctrinated to hate communism and the U.S.S.R. (2) The threat from the ocean depths. The U.S. and NATO are placing more emphasis on (attack) submarine warfare. (3) Tokyo's course towards militarism. Japan becomes a giant nuclear base for U.S. military forces. (4) The Reagan administration plans to turn Israel into an 'unsinkable aircraft carrier' for war in the Middle East. and (5) Formula for nuclear war. Assistant Defense Secretary R. Perl, insists that the U.S. have supremecy in strategic nuclear weapons, and has an anti-satellite system.
Soviet News and Propaganda Analysis Based on RED STAR (The Official Newspaper of the Soviet Defense Establishment) for the Period 1-31 July 1984. Volume 4, Number 7
1984
61 pages
Report
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English
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