Publisher's Synopsis
This is an analysis of the rapidly changing Soviet military and the effects that changes are having within the Soviet Union and beyond its borders. Weighing internal and foreign policy considerations, the contributores examine divergent views on military reform held by civilian and military leaders, review Soviet nuclear and conventional forces and arms control policy, and assess the broad impact which changes in Eastern Europe are having on Soviet security policy in general and on the armed forces specifically.;An important element of Soviet security policy - defence industrial production - is also considered, providing a framework for understanding the evolving relationship between the Soviet military and the defence industries, as well as ongoing efforts to convert from a military to a civilian economy.;The concluding chapters address the increasingly important and challenging issue of ethnic relations within the Soviet Union and the effect of nationality tensions on the military.
