Net technical assessment
By: by David G. Wegmann
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dept. of National Security Affairs
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
Subjects: BALANCE OF POWER; UNITED STATES; USSR
Other titles: NPS-56-89-008.
Description: The present and near term military balance of power between the U.S. and the Soviet Union      can be expressed in a variety of net assessments. One can examine the strategic nuclear      balance, the conventional balance in Europe, the maritime balance, and many others. Such      assessments are essential not only for policy making but for arms control purposes and future      force structure planning. However, to project the future military balance, one must include an      assessment of the base technological balance between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. The      West has traditionally relied on a technological edge in weaponry to offset the numerical      advantages of the Soviet Union and its surrogates. The foundations of high-Tech weaponry lie      in the base technologies. Although the U.S. clearly benefits from the technological      development s of its allies, this paper focuses on the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Its objective      is to identify the critical issues of the technological balance that affect the future military      balance of power. Figure 1 illustrates the interdependence of a nation's technology base, its      force objectives, and fielded weapons. While the focus is on the technological bases of the      U.S. and the Soviet Union, such an assessment must address these relationships. (kr)
Notes: Title from cover.

"NPS-56-89-008."

"March 1989."

AD A208  225.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 42).

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