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NATO Assessment of Military Forces and Strength of USSR and Warsaw Pact

16 Oct 1989
Description: This document summarizes NATO assessments of the military policy and military might of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact (WP) allies. It was prepared by the East German Staatssicherheit (Stasi) intelligence agency. The changes in Soviet policy since Gorbachev took office are critically assessed. NATO does not expect a radical change towards liberalization and democratization in the Soviet Union. NATO acknowledges the now defensive nature of the WP military doctrine, yet does not expect disarmament to change the strategic situation.

Collection: Stasi Intelligence

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Document Type: Document
Origin (Agency): Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, GDR
Language of Original Document: German
Number of Pages: 15
Cold War Period: 1985-1991
Persons: Gorbachev
Document Source: Federal Commissioner for the Records of the National Security Service of the Former Democratic Republic (BStU), Berlin
Call Number: ZA, HVA, 813, pp. 268-282

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