{"product_id":"russian-military-transformation-strategic-studies-institute-9781505832129","title":"Russian Military Transformation: Goal In Sight?","description":"The depth and scale of change that the Russian military has undergone during the last 5 years of transformation is impossible to overstate. This book reviews the overall direction and intention of Russia's military transformation, with particular reference to the specific range of threats-real and hypothetical- against which it is intended to ensure. Stated aspirations for transformation will be measured against known challenges facing the defense establishment and Russia as a whole, with the conclusion that several specific goals are unlikely to be met.Fundamental organizational changes that finallybroke the Russian armed forces away from theSoviet model in 2008-09 are now irreversible. It has been clear for some time that Russia no longer sees its military as a counter to a massive land incursion by a conventional enemy. While the idea of vulnerability to U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization hostile intentions remains strong, this vulnerability finally is no longer seen in Cold War-era conventional military terms: instead, it is missile defense and precisionstrike capabilities that have come to the fore, evenwhile lingering suspicions over a limited Libya-styleintervention still provide a driving force for militarymodernization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Strategic Studies Institute,U. S. Army War College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1505832128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781505832129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.14d","brand":"Strategic Studies Institute","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623008809215,"sku":"9781505832129","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/russian-military-transformation-strategic-studies-institute-9781505832129","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}