Scenario for the "Granit 86" Exercise23 Dec 1985 |
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Description:
This document outlines the scenario for the Warsaw Pact's "Granit 86" exercise, which is aimed at creating a permanent air defense system both for peacetime and in war. Unlike many earlier exercises, the scenario for this maneuver assumed that no nuclear weapons would be used. General Anatoli Gribkov, the chief of staff of the Soviet armed forces and of the Warsaw Pact, remarks that the capabilities of new systems, such as helicopters that can destroy Warsaw Pact tanks with depleted uranium rounds, are becoming nearly as destructive as unconventional weapons.
Collection: A Cardboard Castle?
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Document Type:
Memorandum Language of Original Document: Russian Number of Pages: 18 Cold War Period: 1985-1991 Persons: Gribkov |
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Document Source: Central Military Archives (VÚA), Prague Call Number: VS, OS, 1987, č.j. 75 186/3 Document Companion: Document No. 110 |
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