Superpowers at Sea: An Assessment of the Naval Arms RaceThe arms race at sea is a dangerous nuclear race which is causing growing international concern and must be brought under control. What are the hard facts about the situation? This book documents the realities of the competition - especially the nuclearization of naval forces - and dispels some of the myths surrounding the naval arms race. This incisive analysis of naval forces of the East and West concludes that, contrary to common perceptions, the US and its allies have a considerable military advantage over the Soviet Navy, a trend which is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. The authors describe in detail the widespread nuclearization of naval forces of all five nuclear navies, analyse the implications for security and arms control, and conclude with suggestions for possible arms control measures. |
Contents
the need for a new assessment | 3 |
Notes and references | 14 |
Notes and references | 27 |
Comparison of US and Soviet carrier air wings | 33 |
Kiev Class ship construction periods | 39 |
Soviet major surface combatants estimated to be retired by the year 2000 | 42 |
Inventory of new type Soviet surface ships | 43 |
Comparison of USallied and Sovietallied submarine forces | 51 |
Soviet nuclearcapable naval forces1988 | 90 |
US nuclearcapable naval forces1988 | 91 |
British French and Chinese nuclearcapable naval forces1988 | 92 |
Soviet strategic submarine forces1988 | 95 |
Soviet SLBMs1988 | 96 |
US strategic submarine forces1988 | 98 |
US SLBMs1988 | 99 |
British French and Chinese strategic submarine forces | 101 |
Principal Soviet antiship submarines1986 | 56 |
Soviet submarines estimated to be retired by the year 2000 | 60 |
Inventory of new type Soviet submarines | 61 |
Principal Soviet attack submarine force1987 | 63 |
The naval nuclear arms race | 81 |
status and implications Richard Fieldhouse I Introduction | 83 |
Nuclear weapons and naval forces | 84 |
SLBM warheads as a percentage of strategic arsenals1988 | 86 |
Naval nuclear weapons1988 | 89 |
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aboard aircraft carriers Akula Angeles Class anti-ship missiles anti-submarine warfare Arkin ASROC ASW helicopters ASW weapons attack aircraft attack submarines ballistic missile submarines battleships bombers capability carry CBMs Class SSBNs Class submarines conventional conventionally powered cruise missile defence deployed destroyers equipped escalation France frigates land targets land-attack land-based launch limited long-range major surface combatants marines maritime military missions nations naval arms control naval arms race naval forces naval nuclear forces naval nuclear weapons naval warfare Navy's negotiations non-strategic naval nuclear non-strategic nuclear weapons nuclear depth bombs nuclear navies nuclear warheads nuclear-armed nuclear-capable nuclear-powered submarines Ohio Class submarines operational Pacific patrol plans Poseidon possible programme range role sea control ships and submarines SIPRI SLBMs SLCMs sonars Soviet Navy Soviet submarines Soviet Union SSBNs SSGNs SSNs strategic nuclear SUBROC surface ships table 12 Tomahawk torpedo Trident types Typhoon US-Soviet USSR Yankee
