HOKUM ATTACK HELICOPTER

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Chapter VIII...
The
US Response
To meet the threat posed by the continuing
buildup of Soviet military power, the US, in
coordination with allies and friends who share
common security interests, is following a dual
approach. The US has established strategies,
policies, tnd programs to improve our forces
and those of our allies and friends to deter
Soviet aggression in all its forms. At the same
time, we seek to secure a more stable military
balance through the negotiation of significant,
verifiable force reductions.
This chapter provides a brief overview of US
defense policy and strategy designed to deter
the threat of Soviet military power, as well
as the aggressive designs of other states and
groups hostile to our interests. There is also
discussion of the forces and programs we have
deployed or initiated to enable us to meet our
defense strategy.
US defense policy is guided by the necessity
to maintain nuclear deterrence while pursu-
ing research into strategic defenses. It seeks
to maintain deterrence against conven-
tional attacks while combating the more am-
biguous forms of aggression characteristic of
low-intensity conflict. The US is enhancing
military stability, where possible, through ne-
gotiated arms reductions and by utilizing en-
during US strengths to exploit long-term Soviet
weaknesses through competitive strategies.
More detailed accounts of these programs
can be found in the Fiscal Year 1988 Annual
Report to the Congress by the Secretary of
Defense and the United States Military Posture
FY 1988 prepared by the Joint Staff.
The new HOKUM attack helicopter, now
in flight-testing, will give the Soviets a
significant rotary-wing, air-to-air combat
capability for which no Western counterpart
exists. Deployment of the HOKUM and
HAVOC (lriwer right) attack helicopters will
further underscore the capabilities and the
challenge of Soviet military power.
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