rise and fall of national security decisionmaking in the former USSR

implications for Russia and the commonwealth

by Harry Gelman

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Published 1992 by Rand in Santa Monica, CA .
Written in English

Places:

• Soviet Union
Subjects:

• Sovet oborony (Soviet Union),
• National security -- Soviet Union -- Decision making.

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Edition Notes

Statement	Harry Gelman ; prepared for the United States Army.
Contributions	United States. Army.
Classifications
LC Classifications	UA770 .G32 1992
The Physical Object
Pagination	xviii, 77 p. ;
Number of Pages	77
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL1715003M
ISBN 10	083301255X
LC Control Number	92017312

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