Soviet Study of the Conduct of War in Nuclear Conditions (1964)Subject: Material on the Development of the Military Art in Conditions of Nuclear War28 Aug 1964 |
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Description:
This study by Petr Ivashutin, head of the Soviet Main Intelligence Administration, discusses the Soviet Union's response to an unexpected nuclear attack by NATO forces suspecting the Warsaw Pact of war preparations. In outlining the nature of escalation up to a full-blown exchange of strategic thermonuclear weapons, Ivashutin points out that the Soviet has the capabilities to bring about complete destruction of the US. He urges the further development of the Warsaw Pact countries' ballistic missile defense system, and discusses the characteristics of effective ABM defense. Collection: 1964 War Plan
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Document Type:
Memorandum Origin (Agency): Main Intelligence Administration Sender: Petr I. Ivashutin, Chief of the Main Intelligence Administration Destination (Agency): General Staff Academy Recipient: Matvei V. Zakharov, Chief of the General Staff Academy Language of Original Document: Russian Translators: Svetlana Savranskaya, National Security Archive, Washington DC Number of Pages: 100 Cold War Period: 1960s Persons: Ivashutin, Novotný, Zakharov |
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Document Source: Central Archives of the RF Ministry of Defense (TsAMO), Podolsk Call Number: Copy of excerpts from the original document, container no. 30, Volkogonov Collection, Manuscript Divison, Library of Congress; copied from the orignal |
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