Warsaw Pact Forces opposite NATO, NIE 11-14-79, Volume II, the Estimate, CIA/NFAC, 31 January 1979

PREFACE
This National Intelligence Estimate was prepared primarily to
satisfy the need expressed by US policymakers and planners for a
reference document that would record current estimates of Warsaw
Pact forces and intelligence judgments about the way ,these forces would
be employed in a war with NATO. It is intended to provide a baseline
for any further studies comparing NATO and Pact forces.
This NIE is the first comprehensive estimate of Warsaw Pact forces
opposite NATO since 1971. It is the first to attempt an analysis of Pact
campaign plans for the European theaters of military operations and
the first to integrate naval forces into these campaigns. It deals
primarily with conventional forces and operations; it describes nuclear
forces but provides only limited treatment of theater nuclear operations.
The NIE is in two volumes. This volume presents a detailed
discussion of Pact doctrine, theater forces, and operational concepts for
war in Europe. It also describes the main developments and trends in
Pact theater forces and discusses those issues which bear most directly
on the capabilities of Pact forces to perform their missions. Volume I is
a summary of the Estimate.
The Estimate provides, particularly in its graphics, a great deal of
information concerning the technical performance characteristics of
Warsaw Pact weapon systems. This information is for general reference
purposes only. More detailed data on characteristics of Pact weapons
can be found in separate publications prepared by the various agencies
within the Intelligence Community.
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