The Soviet Control Structure: Capabilities for Wartime Survival (Strategy Paper, 39)

By Harriet Fast Scott and William Fontaine Scott

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0844814520
• ISBN13: 9780844814520
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Crane Russak & Co
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

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Interest historical reference

The Soviet Control Structure: Capabilities for Wartime Survival, by Harriet Fast Scott and William F. Scott, is the first comprehensive analysis of the total Soviet Party-military control organization, starting with the agencies of the Communist Party and government, and extending down through the KGB, MVD, Armed Forces, and Civil Defense establishment. Using Soviet sources, few of which have been previously translated into English, the authors examine the multifaceted and overlapping elements in the Soviet control structure, including trade unions, ` "volunteer" groups, and legislative devices such as martial law. The authors trace the historical roots of Soviet control measures, and shed valuable light on Soviet civil defense preparations, command and control responsibilities, and the psychological indoctrination of the population for the possibility of conflict in a nuclear environment.This timely study provides basic data essential for any realistic appraisal of overall Soviet survival capabilities. In light of the recent world wide attention being focused on arms control and related security problems, The Soviet Control Structure is essential reading for analysts, policymakers, and all serious students of national security affairs.