The Likelihood of War with the Soviet Union and the Date by Which the Soviet Leaders Might Be Prepared to Risk It - Secret Intelligence Files

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Document Title	The Likelihood of War with the Soviet Union and the Date by Which the Soviet Leaders Might Be Prepared to Risk It
Reference	CAB 158/9
Document Date	13 March 1950
Conflicts	Cold War
Themes	Military Intelligence and Operations
Regions	Africa, Atlantic, East Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America
Countries	Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Soviet Union, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America
Document Type	Reports, Memoranda
Organisations	Chiefs of Staff, Joint Intelligence Staff, Ministry of Defence, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
People	John Gardiner, Neill Ogilvie-Forbes, Patrick Reilly, Arthur Shortt, Kenneth Strong

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Keywords

contingency planning, predicting enemy intentions, assessing enemy strength, war preparations, war materials, Soviet army, atomic warfare, politics, economy, ideology, communism, threat of war with the USSR, Soviet navy, Soviet air force, subversion, military intelligence, defence, Soviet foreign policy, Soviet satellite states, anti-aircraft defence

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