Soviet science and weapons acquisition / Arthur J. Alexander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alexander, Arthur J.

Contributor:

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

Series:

R (Rand Corporation)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military research--Soviet Union.

Military research.

Soviet Union--Armed Forces--Weapons systems.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Armed Forces--Procurement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 42 pages)

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, [1982]

Summary:

This report describes Soviet weapons acquisition and its ties to Soviet science; it then discusses the logic of restricting the transfer of scientific information, which is categorized into several classes. The report specifically discusses organizations in Soviet weapons R & D and science; the Soviet weapons acquisition process; characteristics of Soviet weapon design; science ties to the Soviet military; types of linkages between science and the military; the nature of scientific support; and the logic of controlling scientific information transfer.

Notes:

"Prepared for the National Acdemy of Sciences."

"August 1982."