Soviet Military Power was a DoD Cold War publication estimating the military strategy and capabilities of the Soviet Union. First published in 1981, it became an annual publication in 1983 until the Soviet Union crumbled in 1991. The books were published by intelligence specialists at the Defense Intelligence Agency using classified input from across the intelligence community. Those reports were distilled into unclassified into the report. To protect photographic assets, DIA artists created about 150 detailed paintings of Soviet military hardware and installations just for the book. Soviet Military Power was translated, printed, and disseminated in several languages, including Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and Italian. This video was Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci's thumbnail sketch of the book. Carlucci had been Deputy Director of the CIA, and the President Reagan's National Security Advisor before becoming SecDef.
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