Soviet War Potential 1952-1955

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Soviet War Potential 1952-1955

1 Jul 1951

B TOP SECRET ANNEX SOVIET AND SATELLITE WAR POTENTIAL, 1952–55 1. We examine below the military capabilities of the Soviet Union in the event of general war in 1952–55. POLITICAL FACTORS Political Alignments, 1952–55 Soviet Bloc 2. The following countries would be aligned with the Soviet Union:— Poland, Eastern Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Roumania, Bulgaria, Albania and China. (N.B.—The economic and military strength of China has been considered elsewhere* and is not dealt with in this paper.) Anti-Soviet Bloc 3.
pakistan philippines indonesia india china afghanistan agriculture south africa morocco turkey united kingdom politics technology france economy japan egypt iraq albania bulgaria hungary poland portugal jordan iceland united states of america finland canada greece germany united nations russia resources air power civil aviation alliances australia austria chemical warfare biological warfare communications czechoslovakia denmark malaya indochina industry israel italy manpower shipping burma new zealand norway transportation railways romania spain ceylon sweden switzerland siam great britain soviet union yugoslavia korea economic intelligence cold war contingency planning mobilisation east germany missiles allies weapons development eastern bloc military intelligence west germany paratroopers political intelligence soviet satellite states weapons production persia ministry of defence joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff war preparations atomic warfare patrick reilly threat of war with the ussr kenneth strong war materials military strength predicting enemy intentions communications disruption assessing enemy strength arthur shortt neill ogilvie-forbes soviet air force soviet navy naval strength soviet army anthony buzzard
Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Afghanistan Albania Australia Austria Bulgaria Burma Canada Ceylon China Czechoslovakia Denmark East Germany Egypt Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland India Indochina Indonesia Iraq Israel Italy Japan Jordan Korea Malaya Morocco New Zealand Norway Pakistan Persia Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Siam South Africa Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States of America West Germany Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 158/13/59
Document Types
Report Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 158/13
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0013.059
Keywords
Military Intelligence Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength Contingency Planning War Preparations Military Strength Naval Strength Air Power Soviet Army Soviet Air Force Soviet Navy Soviet Satellite States Eastern Bloc Threat Of War With The Ussr Politics Political Intelligence Allies Alliances Economy Industry Economic Intelligence Resources Manpower Weapons Production Weapons Development Agriculture Transportation Communications Railways Technology Atomic Warfare War Materials Biological Warfare Chemical Warfare Missiles Communications Disruption Mobilisation Paratroopers Civil Aviation Shipping
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Ministry of Defence United Nations Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
51
Persons Discussed
Anthony Buzzard John Gardiner Neill Ogilvie-Forbes Patrick Reilly Arthur Shortt Kenneth Strong
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Central Intelligence Machinery: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Later Committee: Memoranda (JIC Series). Joint Intelligence Committee: Memoranda 61-131
Themes
Military Intelligence

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