Assessing Russia's Decline
Subtitle: Trends and Implications for the United States Air Force
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Published: February 25, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9780833030955
Subjects: Air forces & warfare; Defence strategy, planning & research; International relations; United States.; Political; General; Political Science; History - General History; United States; Politics/International Relations; Russia; USA; Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union; Non-Classifiable; Government - Comparative; International Relations - Arms Control; Air Force; Russia (Federation); Strategic aspects
First sentence: Throughout most of the Cold War era, U.S. and NATO military planners prepared and trained to fight a massive land war in Europe (and elsewhere) against the Soviet Union and its allies, with the specter of nuclear exchange ever present in the background.