"In r,rcrking out the forns and. nethotls for contlucting a future war an entire nunber of questions shoul.d be consid.ered: how will the war be unleasheal, \that cbaracte! wil-l it assume, vho viLl be the nain eneny, vill nuclear weapons be e[p]-oyeat at JOl rravda,, _L) J anuary tyou. 39/ Pravtla, 25 october 1961. !]./ v. D. Sokolovsky, Soviet Military Strategy, English transLatiou 'MacDonal-d. and. Jare's, London, 19?5, p. 195. !]./ &iq., p. 2oB.A/35 /392 inarr:LSit A"ttex Pa6e }]-0 the very start of the war or in the course of the rvar, vhich nuelear lreapons -strategic cr onl-y operat ional-tactical - where, in what area or in vhat theatrewill, the main events unfold. etc." I+2/ 32!. I videly he]d view is that Soviet uil-itary strategists are genera-lly inclinedto recornend an early use of nuclear weapons, This vieru is probabty a resu-lt ofthe detailed and penetrating way in which nuclear war is tleated in Soviet militaryrrriting, The impression is formed that it is not the threshold bet\^reen conventional and nucl-ear weapons which is the nxost irnportant, but the thresholal of rvar in genera.l " 326. .Aro'nd 1970, however, some signs appeared that strateeists in the Soviet Unionconsidered the conventicnal option feasib]e even in a general war. A Sovietmilitary vriter, Colonel--General A, S. ZJoltov, stated without any reservationthat tlit is completely possible that a war can be conducted with only conventionalweapons". He said that: first, rdar without nuclear weapons is possible; second" even if nuclear weapons are used, these veapons cannot s ol_ve al]. rnilitary tasks, Lhus can the territory of the enemy not be occupied; third, the usc of nuclearrreapons against s cine targets may prove not operative i fourth, nucfear weapons can
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing military strategy and tactics, specifically the use of nuclear weapons in a future war. The author references a book on Soviet military strategy and quotes a Soviet military writer, indicating that the text is focused on military-related topics.

**Category**
Defense, Science and technology