Military Thought articles from May 2002

Military Thought archives from May 2002

Globalization and its impact on military politics and military strategy.
May 1, 2002... Globalization as the Moving Force and the Main World Development Pattern in the 21st Century A common economic and civilizational expanse became possible when the absolute majority of states had embraced an open market economy and world...

Main principles of combat.
May 1, 2002... (Continued from Nos. 1 and 2, 2002) Permanent Combat Readiness This principle relates to a subunit readiness to join in a battle in an organized way and at a time specified by command and to successfully carry out the task. Combat...

The Military Thought journal has been my constant companion throughout the more than 60 years that I have served in the Armed Forces, and I meticulously follow all of its publications. (Discussing Field Manual).
May 1, 2002... The Military Thought journal has been my constant companion throughout the more than 60 years that I have served in the Armed Forces, and I meticulously follow all of its publications. I was pleasantly surprised by some of the new rubrics in...

The cardinal changes that have taken place in the past few decades in the theory and practice of the military art were brought about by a breakthrough in weapons and military technology. (Discussing Field Manual).
May 1, 2002... The cardinal changes that have taken place in the past few decades in the theory and practice of the military art were brought about by a breakthrough in weapons and military technology. They blurred the distinction between the front and rear...

Chapters "Defense" and "Offensive Operations" should change positions, giving priority to offensive. (Discussing Field Manual).
May 1, 2002... Our comments and proposals concerning finalization of the draft Army Field Manual boil down to the following. We believe that the Chapters "Defense" and "Offensive Operations" should change positions, giving priority to offensive....

Discussion of the draft Army Field Manual is a timely, necessary and expedient undertaking. (Discussing Field Manual).
May 1, 2002... Discussion of the draft Army Field Manual is a timely, necessary and expedient undertaking. It will help finalize and improve the draft, as a result of which troops will get a useful official document, also prompting a part of the officer corps...

The field manual is an official guiding document setting down the basics of the combat activities of troops (forces). (Discussing Field Manual).
May 1, 2002... The field manual is an official guiding document setting down the basics of the combat activities of troops (forces). It defines the goals, tasks, methods and principles of troop employment, as well as the main provisions regarding organization...

Some substantial changes have occurred in military affairs since the moment of publication of the effective Field Manual. (Discussing Field Manual).
May 1, 2002... Some substantial changes have occurred in military affairs since the moment of publication of the effective Field Manual. The range of objectives has expanded, and there are different priority means of warfare. The combat is different too. It...

Military-economic analytical activity in the Armed Forces.
May 1, 2002... The fundamental changes in the geostrategic, military-political, socioeconomic and demographic position of the Russian Federation that have taken place over the past decade have made it necessary to work out new approaches to ensuring the...

Military science and the market economy.
May 1, 2002... In the new economic conditions, the issue of financing activities in the field of military science has become very pressing. In order to raise the effectiveness of military science and to go on developing the military-science complex of the RF...

Young officers adjusting to military service.
May 1, 2002... Chief of the Far East Military District Indoctrination Directorate with his experience of work with budding young officers. Officers have always been the main actors in the military. The adjustment to conditions of military service is a...

Reserve officer training: problems and solutions.
May 1, 2002... The present stage of Russia's development is special in that all the spheres of society and the state, in particular its military and the system of education are going through sweeping reforms. Despite differences in contents, stages, forms and...

Organizational development of military procuracy organs: regularities and principles.
May 1, 2002... To develop the structures, upgrade and modify them is one of the most important components of the organizational development of the military procuracy organs. Owing to a singular quality of these organs, the organizational development is, on...

Legal education of military personnel.
May 1, 2002... Service in the military is ordered on strict lines. No area of social relations is regulated by law as thoroughly and in such detail as in the military. The RF Constitution, international conventions and agreements, federal laws, presidential...

Effective engagement of multiple targets. (Effective Engagement of Multiple Targets).
May 1, 2002... The experience of modern internal armed conflicts, including the counter-terrorist operation in Chechnya, indicates that in them the delivery of fire was aimed not only at engagement of big irregular units (force groupings) but also at...

Combat logistics for strategic missile troops.
May 1, 2002... Problems connected with constant maintenance of available weapons in good working condition and in readiness for combat use are particularly topical at the present time, since the national economy is in a state not permitting it to promptly...

Kuril Islands and Russia's security.
May 1, 2002... Public parliamentary hearings were recently held at the State Duma on the problem of the Kuril Islands. Many well-known historians, jurists, political scientists and economists spoke in a professional and convincing way, expressing different...

How to notify reservists during mobilization.
May 1, 2002... Notification of citizens for the purpose of ensuring timely reporting of the draft contingent to the assembly points of military commissariats upon the announcement of mobilization has always been and will continue to be one of the key...

Warships: a global survey.
May 1, 2002... Dear readers: You would like us to write about the state and development of equipment and weaponry both in the military of Russia and the militaries of other countries. We agree that such information will serve not only to broaden horizons...

On the new publication on the history of military science in Russia.(Book Review)
May 1, 2002... Recently, a group of authors of the Institute of Military History of the RF Defense Ministry headed by V. Zolotarev and S. Tiushkevich published their book Strategicheskie reshenia i vooruzhennye sily: novoe prochtenie (Strategic Solutions and...