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Soviet Union [USSR] Military Strategy
Military strategy is the most important component of military
art. The study of strategy was an important part of Soviet military
life, and all services of the Soviet armed forces followed the same
military strategy. Strategists investigated the nature of war and
its conduct, as well as the conduct of strategic operations. They
defined the missions of the armed forces and specified the
resources needed to accomplish them. Soviet strategists also
studied the capabilities and strategies of probable adversaries and
devise measures to counter them. Military strategy and military
science supplied policy makers with the results of militaryscientific research on the best methods for attaining a war's
objectives. At the same time, the recommendations of military
strategy and military science helped shape military doctrine, the
principles of which then guided strategy in the conduct of war.
Data as of May 1989
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