Assessing the Soviet naval build-up in Southeast Asia
Subtitle: threats to regional security
By: by David Winterford
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dept. of National Security Affairs
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 29
Subjects: MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN)
Other titles: NPS-56-88-024.
Description: This report analyzes the stark security challenges confronting ASEAN and China as a      result of the substantial and continuous strengthening of Soviet naval capability in the      Asia-Pacific. The report discusses the commanding coercive benefits accruing to      Moscow from the Soviet Union's successful geo- strategic leapfrog to naval and air      facilities at Cam Ranh Bay and Da Nang in Vietnam. Overall, this analysis concludes      that the major objectives of the Soviet naval buildup in the region are to compel      Southeast Asia governments to accommodate Soviet foreign policy goals and to raise      concerns in the region about the wisdom of close association with the U.S. The report      calls for enhanced naval cooperation and defense-sharing between the U.S. and      ASEAN in order to provide the requisite regional maritime security to counter Soviet      threats. (FR)
Notes: Title from cover.

"NPS-56-88-024."

"September 1988."

"Report for period October 1987-January 1988."

AD A201 291.

Includes bibliographical references.)

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