Military Thought articles from November 1 2000

Military Thought archives from November 1 2000

Talking to the Reader.
November 1, 2000... Dear Reader, today we would like to sum up briefly our performance in the year 2000: the extent to which we have managed to translate our plans into practice. [1] Our regular and observant reader has surely been following our plans and the way...

Nuclear Deterrence: Improving Nuclear Command and Control.(Russian perspective)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The ongoing changes in the world have lessened the threat of a nuclear war, but they have not removed all contradictions between states or ruled out the use of force in the process of resolving these contradictions. There are still threats to...

Russia's National Interests in the Arctic.
November 1, 2000... Today, the geostrategic situation on Russia's western and northwestern borders can be described as stable and not posing an open threat of large-scale aggression. At the same time, events of the past decade show beyond any doubt that there is a...

New Regulations Concerning Performance of Military Service.(Russia)
November 1, 2000... The new stage of military reform in the Russian Federation required a revision of the concept and principles of manpower acquisition, in particular, the procedure for performance of military service, which was reflected in the RE Law on...

Effect of Federal Budget Execution on Force Development.(Russia)
November 1, 2000... In 1999, the execution of the RF Federal Budget as regards expenditures on defense and state security differed markedly from the practices of earlier years. This does not mean, however, that there is no longer any need to analyze all the stages...

Selective Engagement of Area Targets.
November 1, 2000... Qualitatively new weapons have been a spin-off from the scientific-technical revolution and the changed views on the nature and methods of using military force in international and internal conflicts. We first of all have in mind high-precision...

Military-Economic Security: Indicators and Criteria.(Russia)
November 1, 2000... The widely held views of market economy as a self-regulating system has relaxed the already insufficient attention to comprehending the workings and the use of objective economic laws. But having learned by bitter experience the price of the...

More on Military Higher School Problems.(Russia)
November 1, 2000... The upgrading of the system of military education and performance of military service is among the most pressing problems being tackled by the current reform of the RF Armed Forces. This was the subject of the articles appearing in the first...

Suicidal Phenomena Among Servicemen: Problem and Ways of Solution.(Russia)
November 1, 2000... The problem of suicide among servicemen has now acquired special urgency. In pursuance of a decision "On the Effectiveness of Measures Taken by Military Prosecutor's Offices to Protect the Life and Health of Servicemen and to Prevent Their...

Maintenance of Morale in the Military.(Russia)
November 1, 2000... Analysis of military organizational development, combat and mobilization readiness, training and employment of the military allow the conclusion that the role of the moral-psychological factor in modem warfare grows sharply. This is confirmed...

Organization of Antiterrorist Operations.(Russia)
November 1, 2000... Recently, Military Thought [1] and other military publications have promoted an active discussion of the combat experience gained by troops in the course of an antiterrorist operation (ATO) in the Northern Caucasus, analyzing its preliminary...

Should Tactics Be Confined to Combat Action?(Russia)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Despite the dramatic breakthrough that has recently occurred in the evolution of weapon systems, it has not been matched by corresponding changes in tactics. The enhanced capacity of weapons remained effectively untapped both theoretically and...

Conceptual Weapon Modeling.(Russia)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Development of all types of weapon systems proceeds as part of long-term, stage-by-stage modernization and upgrading of arms and military equipment (AME) of the RF Armed Forces. Experience shows that this is impossible without theoretical...

The Manchurian Strategic Operation: Lessons and Conclusions.(Russia)
November 1, 2000... September 2, 2000 marked the 55th anniversary of the Manchurian strategic offensive operation--the largest in the history of World War II. The Manchurian Operation enriched the Soviet military art with valuable experience in organizing...

Periodization of RVSN Tactics.(Strategic Military Forces)(Russia)
November 1, 2000... The emergence of nuclear weapons produced a substantial impact on the character, essence, forms, and methods of modern warfare, marking a new stage in the evolution of strategy and operational art and tactics. Today the theory of employment of...

Chief Marshal of Aviation AA. Novikov (His 100th Birthday).(Russia)
November 1, 2000... The man who was destined to head the Soviet Air Force during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, the most dramatic but at the same time grand period of its existence, was born in the village of Kryukovo of the Nerekhta district of the...

Outstanding Aviation Commander P.F. Zhigarev (His 100th Birthday).
November 1, 2000... Rising through the ranks from an ordinary Red Army man to Chief Marshal of Aviation--such is the glorious path traveled by Pavel Zhigarev, a Soviet military commander who was in charge of the Soviet Air Force in the most difficult months of the...