Military Thought articles from May 2001

Military Thought archives from May 2001

Mobilizing Civilian Transport Assets for Military Use.
May 1, 2001... Bringing troops, military formations, and command and control agencies up to strength for wartime will require substantial mobilization transport assets, including motor vehicles; cart and animal drawn transport facilities; motorcycles;...

The Military Budget and Its Role in the Economic Assurance of the Country's Defense Capability and Military Security.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... The terms "military spending" and "military budget" appeared in this country a relatively short while ago and immediately attracted the close attention of scientists and practical specialists. That is due, first, to the inadequate theoretical...

Point-of-Resistance Defense.
May 1, 2001... In recent years, the Military Thought journal published quite a few articles on defense organization. They raise a number of important questions. In particular, some authors consider it necessary to move away from the canons of "classic"...

Defense Organization in Northern Areas.
May 1, 2001... It is our view that preparation and conduct of combat action by troops in northern areas has recently been getting insufficient consideration. In particular, many propositions and recommendations on conduct of defensive action in northern areas...

The Navy's Optimal Strength and Composition.(Russia)
May 1, 2001... Russia, like any other state, proceeds in its military policy from the need to protect its national interests on the world scene. Under the present conditions it is especially important to see to it that these interests and inviolability of...

Estimating the Cost of Military R&D.(research and development)
May 1, 2001... Under a planned economy, cost estimation of military scientific and technical products [*] was based mainly on the calculation method. Prices for standard components and consumables were established on a centralized basis and were in effect...

Military Geography: Past and Present.
May 1, 2001... In the late 20th-early 21st century, problems of military science became a subject of broad discussion-very much due to the drastic changes that have occurred in the international military-political situation and new approaches toward ensuring...

Evaluating Soldier's Moral and Psychological State.
May 1, 2001... It is particularly urgent today to study, analyze and evaluate the moral and psychological state (MPS) of servicemen, considering efforts to implement reforms in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. A no less important task is to...

On the Experience of Moral and Psychological Support for the Counter-Terrorist Operation.
May 1, 2001... It is two years next August since the start of the elimination of illegal armed formations in the Northern Caucasus. In this issue, chief of the indoctrination work directorate of the Northern Fleet shares the experience of moral and...

Once More on the Main Law of War.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... In his article "Apropos of the Content of the Main Law of War" that appeared in Voennaia mysl', No. 3 for 1999, E. Podsobliayev described the laws as "objectively existing, stable ties and relations in and between phenomena, which under...

A National Nuclear Umbrella Is a Dangerous Illusion.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 began 60 years ago. Today, six decades later, one is amazed to learn that the postwar generation of politicians has completely ignored the lessons of history that cost so dearly to mankind. It was not long...

Non-Lethal Weapons: Purposes and Types.
May 1, 2001... Progress in military technologies and culture, the stress on humanizing warfare have had a fundamental impact on the methods of its conduct. There have been active discussions abroad of late of a concept to resolve armed conflicts in such a way...

US Personnel Policy in Organizing the Military's Officer Corps.
May 1, 2001... The officer corps of the United States Consists of members of the military of various categories of military occupational specialties, which accounts for different characteristics of their education, training, performance of military service,...

The Bundeswehr's Army Press and Information Staff.
May 1, 2001... The Defense Ministry of the Federative Republic of Germany pays much attention to issues of information intercourse with the public. The aim it pursues in this context is quite concrete and consists in winning popular support for its activities...

Military Leaders of the GPW: The Art of Victory.(Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945)
May 1, 2001... The article probes deep into one of the specific features of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945: the contribution made by the brilliant military leaders to the military science and its application in defensive and offensive operations. ...

Russia's "Naval Assemblies" (300th Anniversary of the Baltic Fleet).
May 1, 2001... The naval assemblies were patterned on the assemblies that Emperor Peter the Great had started late in 1718. They were devised as a novel form of communication among the nobility and an attempt to teach the upper class European manners. The...