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Speaking to about 50 people at the Russian Research Center, Jeremy R. Azrael '56, senior adviser on Soviet affairs in the U.S. Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, said that the Soviets are prepared to "exploit low-risk targets" in areas where the U.S. is "powerless" to intervene, and that Soviet arms buildups will continue through at least...
...long-term competition with a competitor whom we have not always understood," Azrael, a former professor of political science at the University of Chicago, said...
Although a "determination to match the U.S." was a crucial factor in the Soviet decision to increase defense spending, there was also a desire on the part of the Soviet leadership to practice "political intimidation" against Europe, Japan, and China, Azrael said...
...Azrael maintains that Soviet leaders have "knowingly sacrificed" the industrial future and consumer welfare of their country in favor of military acquisitions, which, he said, they consider to be "extremely valuable and desirable...
...reacting to Soviet military superiority, Azrael said, the U.S. should consider a "careful ordering of priorities," and should seek an arms control program that would "redress imbalances...