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.
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