Soviet Wartime Management: the Role of Civil Defense in Leadership Continuity
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,...- "'<;.' Ull C.:~Ul" U I .: ..2l. '\:: Central S GkJ ~ Intelligence ~~ Soviet Wartime Management: The Role of Civil Defense in Leadership Continuity Interagency Intelligence Memorandum Volume II-Analysis CIA HISTORiCAL REViEW PROGRAM RELEASE AS SANITIZED Tett Seeret Nll!M 8J-10005JX TCS J6tJI~J December 1983 rn"'' ~,... .._ Top Seuei Nl liM 83-10005JX SOVIET WARTIME MANAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF CIVIL DEF~NSE IN LEADERSHIP CONTINUITY VOLUME II-ANALYSIS Information available as of 25 October 1983 was used in the preparation of this Memorandum. TG& &GQl 8& TeF3 6cu et Tep Sec•o4 CONTENTS Page PURPOSE AND SCOPE....................................................................................... ix KEY JUDGMENTS ............................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER I. SOVIET STRATEGY FOR WARTIME MANAGEMENT...... I-1 A. Soviet Perceptions of Nuclear War ........................................................ I-1 B. Organizational Concepts.......................................................................... I-I CHAPTER II. WARTIME MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE........................... Il-l A. Influence of World War II ............................... :...................................... Il-l B. Peacetime Organizations and F~nctions ................................................ Il-l C. Organizations for the Transition to Wartime........................................ II-7 USSR Defense Council ........................................................................ II-7 Second Departments .................. ................................... ....................... II-8 USSR Civil Defense ............................................................................. Il-8 Military Districts.................................................................................. II-11 Military Commissariats........................................................................ II-12 CHAPTER III. WARTIME MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS........................ III-1 A. Functions and Requirements ................................................................. III-I National Level ..................................................................................... III-I Territorial Levels ................................................................................ III-11 Other Territorial Organizations ......................................................... III-18 Ex urban Facility Requirements ......................................................... III-19 B. Wartime Leadership ............................................................................... III-19 C. Wartime Operations ............................................................................... III-20 The Command Post Network ............................................................ III-21 Concept of Operations ........................................................................ III-21 CHAPTER IV. TYPES OF LEADERSHIP PROTECTION AND RELOCATION FACILITIES ............................................................................. IV-I A. Urban Facilities ....................................................................................... IV-1 B. Exurban Facilities ................................................................................... IV-4 Single-Purpose Facilities ..................................................................... IV-5 Dual-Purpose Facilities ....................................................................... IV-11 C. Costs ......................................................................................................... IV-22 iii res see1 sa Tep oeuel -fop secret Page CHAPTER V. MEASURES OF PERFORMANCE OF SOVIET WARTIME MANAGEMENT................................................................................................... V-1 A. Progress in Meeting Relocation Facility Requirements........................ V-1 National Level...................................................................................... V-1 Territorial Levels ................................................................................. V-5 B. Survivability of Relocation Facilities...................................................... V-12 Camouflage, Concealment, and Deception........................................ V-12 Physical Vulnerability ...................................................... :................... V-12 Active Defense....................................................................................... V-25 C. Communications Support........................................................................ V-27 Ministry of Communications .............................................................. V-29 Ministry of Defense ............................................................................. V-31 KGB Directorate of Government Communications (UPS) ............... V-32 Other Ministries . .. ........ .... ......... ... ... .... .. ..... .. ......... .. ..... .. ... .... .. ... V-32 D. Exercises and Training............................................................................ V-32 Installations........................................................................................... V-32 Oblasts and Subordinate Cities and Rayons ...................................... V-34 Republics ................................ :·............................................................. V-34 General Staff and Military Districts ................................................... V-34 E. Susceptibility to Attack............................................................................ V-37 CHAPTER VI. TRENDS AND IMPLICATIONS............................................. VI-1 Annex A: Methodology for Manpower Estimate................................................ A-1 Annex B: Methodology for Estimating Wartime Leadership Strength ............ B-1 Annex C: Methodology for Vulnerability Analysis of Shallow-Buried Flat-Roof Bunkers ............................................................................... C-1 Annex D: Tabular Data........................................................................................ D-1 Annex E: Alphabetical List of Installations......................................................... E-1 Annex F: Selected Bibliography .......................................................................... F-1 Annex G: Glossary................................................................................................. G-1 TABLES l. Size of the Soviet Wartime Leadership ................................................ 5 2. Soviet War Management Activities at Various Readiness Stages ........ 6 3. Soviet Leadership Relocation Facilities ................................................ 7 4. Vulnerability of Structures at Representative Soviet Leadership Relocation Facilities ........................................................................... .. ll Il-l. Estimated Full-Time Soviet Civil Defense Personnel... ...................... .. Il-11 III-1. Civil Defense Roles for Selected Support and Service Ministries ...... .. III-5 III-2. Ministerial Support of Civil Defense Services ...................................... III-15 III-3. Projected Requirements for Wartime Relocation Facilities ................ III-19 iv TCS 8681 88 Te13 5cucl ..-Tiip! iieeret Page III-4. Size of the Soviet Wartime Leadership ................................................ III-20 111-5. Estimated Wartime Staff Support Requirements of Civilian Leaders III-21 III-6. Soviet War Management Activities at Various Readiness Stages ........ III-23 IV-1. Soviet Leadership Relocation Facilities Identified ............................... IV-5 IV -2. Construction and Equipment Costs of Selected Leadership Facilities in Urban Areas .................................................................................... IV-27 IV -3. Construction ·and Equipment Costs of Selected Soviet Relocation · Facilities ............................................................ ;................................ .. IV-28 IV-4. Construction and Equipment Costs of Identified Soviet Leadership Relocation Facilities by Echelon ...................................................... .. IV-29 IV ·5. Construction and Equipment Costs of Projected Soviet Relocation Facilities .............................................................................................. IV-29 V-1. Progress in Meeting Relocation Requirements .................................... .. V-2 V-2. Single-Purpose Exurban Command Posts Meeting Wartime Requirements of Military Districts .................................................... V-10 V-3. Severe Damage Overpressure Required To Damage Representative Soviet Leadership Relocation Facilities ........................................... .. V-18 V-4. Fallout Radiation Protection Factor for Personnel in Structures at Relocation Facilities ............................................ .' ............................... V-24 V-5. Relocation Complexes, Moscow Area: Date of Initial Construction Compared to Distance From Moscow .............................................. .. V-26 V-6. Vulnerability of Structures at Representative Soviet Leadership Relocation Facilities ............................................................................ V-37 v TG£ 8681-B~ Top Seer et vi vii Tap Secret Tap Sec1 et PURPOSE AND SCOPE National intelligence issuances on Soviet civil defense have ad dressed the objectives, scope, and pace of the program and its likely ef fectiveness