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Summary of Speech by the Warsaw Pact Supreme Commander (Marshal Viktor G. Kulikov)

22 Oct 1985
Description: This is a summary of a speech held by Warsaw Pact Supreme Commander Viktor Kulikov at the Political Consultative Committee (PCC) meeting at Sofia. He outlines NATO defense policy, including space-based weapons, which he says require adequate missile defense on the part of the Warsaw Pact. He also reports on development plans for the United Armed Forces (1981-1985 and 1986-1991), affirming their defense readiness. At the end of his speech, he offers details about the modernization of the Unified Armed Forces (UAF).

Collection: Party Leaders

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Document Type: Summary Speech
Language of Original Document: German
Number of Pages: 8
Cold War Period: 1985-1991
Persons: Kulikov
Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (BA-MA), Freiburg i.Br.
Call Number: VA-01/40371

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