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Navy, Russian (1991-), Bert Chapman
Navy, Russian (1991-), Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Provides a historical overview and analysis of events affecting the Russian Navy from 1991-present. Emphasizes how this force still has mammoth strategic ambitions despite limited resources and an obsolete infrastructure. Stresses the ongoing presence of nuclear weapons, the increasing importance of the Northern Sea Route in Russian and international trade and strategy, and how U.S. and NATO countries budget constraints may make it hard for them to resist Russian assertiveness in areas such as Ukraine.
Strategic Rocket Forces, Soviet, Bert Chapman
Strategic Rocket Forces, Soviet, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Describes and analyzes the historic development and evolution of the Soviet Union's Strategic Rocket Forces which were a key part of this country's nuclear weapons arsenal. Covers the technical, political, economic, and military reasons for this force's development. U.S. efforts to monitor and assess the quantity and quality of these weapons are also covered.
State Defense Council, Bert Chapman
State Defense Council, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Provides an overview and analysis of the Russian Federation's State Defense Council which was Russia's equivalent to the U.S. National Security Council for a few years after 1996.
Yom Kippur War (October 6-25, 1973), Bert Chapman
Yom Kippur War (October 6-25, 1973), Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Reviews and analyses U.S. and Soviet policymaking during the Yom Kippur War between Israel and various Arab countries during October 1973.
Abm (Anti-Ballistic Missile) Treaty, Bert Chapman
Abm (Anti-Ballistic Missile) Treaty, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Provides an historic overview of the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty which existed between the United States and the Soviet Union/Russian Federation between 1972-2001.
Atomic Weapons Program, Soviet, Bert Chapman
Atomic Weapons Program, Soviet, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Provides a history of the Soviet Union and Russian Federation's nuclear weapons program. It emphasizes the role of espionage in acquiring this capability, personalities such as Igor Kurchatov and Andrei Sakharov, this arsenal's multifaceted capabilities, arms control treaties with the U.S., the Nunn-Lugar Agreement, the environmental damage caused by this program, and the continuing role of nuclear weapons in Russian national security.
Army, Russian (1991-), Bert Chapman
Army, Russian (1991-), Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Provides a history of the Russian Army from the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 until the "annexation" of Crimea in 2014. Places emphasis on this force's strengths and weaknesses, military operations during this period, and emerging security challenges.
Vukovar, Siege Of, 1991, Bert Chapman
Vukovar, Siege Of, 1991, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Provides an over view of fhe siege of the Croatian city Vukovar bu the Serbian Military during the Serbo-Croatian war between May-November 1991.
Nato In The Balkans, Bert Chapman
Nato In The Balkans, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
This encyclopedia entry examines the contemporary and recent historic role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Balkan countries. It also discusses and emerging security concerns affecting these countries.
Yugoslav-Soviet Split, Bert Chapman
Yugoslav-Soviet Split, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Describes the political and military split between the Communist countries of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union in the years after World War II until Yugoslavia's disintegration in the early 1990s.
Trade, Bert Chapman
Trade, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Provides a historical overview of analysis of U.S. foreign trade policy during the early decades of the country's history. Examines bilateral U.S. trade relations with France and Great Britain, provides import and export statistics, details on commodities and products imports and exported, trade statistics, and information on the political and economic factors shaping U.S. trade during this period.