Soviet Union: Armed Services of the Soviet Union, Including Soviet Armaments Production in 1978

A file containing documents relating to the Soviet armed forces. Subjects covered in the file include the rapid expansion of the Soviet navy; a British Parliamentary Question on the strength of the Soviet Atlantic fleet; the difficulty of accurately estimating Soviet military expenditure; the impressive rate of Soviet production of military equipment, particularly in combat aircraft, missiles, and tanks; and the question of whether Soviet forces in Eastern Europe and the west of the Soviet Union were offensively deployed. Documents in the file include a report on Soviet armaments production in 1978; and a report by the British naval attaché in Moscow, Peter Coward, covering the Soviet navy and observations on Soviet society.