Sapir, Jacques,  1954- <br/><br/>
The Soviet military system / 
Jacques Sapir ; translated by David Macey. 
 - Cambridge, UK :  Polity Press,  1991. 
 - 362 pages :   illustrations ;   24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Translation of: Le système militaire soviétique 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [312]-339) and index. 
<br/><br/>Foreword Introduction Part I: The Military Balance 1. The Delicate Alchemy of the Military Balance 2. Comparing Like with Unlike? 3. The Quality of Soviet Equipment Part II: The Threat 4. Imaginary Threats and the Reality of the Threat 5. Where does the Threat Lie and What Form does it Take? Part III: Technological Myths and Illusions 6. Soviet Nuclear Superiority: A Modern Myth 7. Space: Myth and Reality 8. The Technology Gap: An Intellectual Alibi? Part IV: The Soviet Military System: Beyond the Myth 9. The Origins of the Soviet Military System 10. Army and Society 11. The Soviet Scientific-Military-Industrial System Conclusion Bibliography Tables. 
<br/><br/> A critical analysis of the Soviet military system which traces the evolution of Soviet military doctrine up to the presidency of Gorbachev and aims to show that military glasnost is a logical development. The book also examines East-West relations and policy in the area of nuclear arms. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0745606717 9780745606712  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Militarism--Soviet Union.<br/>Militarismo--Unión Soviética
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Unión Soviética --Defensas <br/>Soviet Union--Defenses.<br/>Soviet Union--Military policy.<br/>Unión Soviética--Política militar
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>UA 770  / S241s 1991 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>355.02/13/0947